MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 13:13
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 256 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 800 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Lighting 247 Reflection 212 Parallax 225 202% 228 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 845GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 459 462 483 483 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 436 SusWrite 471 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.1 201% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 218GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 1720 1717 1722 1725 1726 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 1,935 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,795 SusWrite 1,772 435% 1,928 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 72.9 258% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,201 899% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 347%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 152GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 192 188 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 152 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 192 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA MK1059GSM 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 695GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 35.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 37.3 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 31.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 30.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,808x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16