MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% 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	153% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 22:27
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 71.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 296 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 895 88% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,452 90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3812) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.4 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 145 Parallax 212 104% 161 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 137 Splatting 96.6 94% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 13 51 78 57 59 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,278 Write 895 Mixed 786 SusWrite 107 170% 767 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 69.8 222% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 798 DQ Mixed 85 202% 405 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 209%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 184GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 271 207 206 206 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 414 Mixed 309 SusWrite 257 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 42.5 150% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 259 215% 309 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 125 112 118 125 128 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 464 Write 413 Mixed 227 SusWrite 130 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 35.6 129% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 248 202% 286 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 114GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 116 115 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 115 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 45GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 71 72 67 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 85.1 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 72.1 58% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 67%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 50GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 122 Write 73.3 Mixed 54.4 95% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.9 131% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 17GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 52.1 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 59.4 69% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 44%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 6GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 65 81 82 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 89.4 Write 80 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 75.2 99% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 61%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 82GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 54 53 52 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 53.6 Write 52.4 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 52.8 70% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 152% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 28.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 26.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 107%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,772x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,757x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,851x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16