MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	963% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 886 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 176 Parallax 172 149% 177 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 153 Splatting 113 123% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 723GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 21 8.4 11 14 338 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	963% Outstanding	Read 8,787 Write 7,087 Mixed 7,782 SusWrite 250 1,332% 5,976 MB/s	4K Read 571 4K Write 450 4K Mixed 489 1,731% 503 MB/s	DQ Read 1,540 DQ Write 1,243 DQ Mixed 1350 1,022% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 963% Great: 295%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 471 473 472 470 469 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 430 Mixed 433 SusWrite 470 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 45.7 165% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 154 123% 176 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 32GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 229 56 57 49 51 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 430 Write 413 Mixed 341 SusWrite 130 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 37.1 139% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 190 181% 283 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 41.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 39.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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