MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	293% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 858 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 04C2) CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 81.8 54% 71.6 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 55.5 50% 61.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2388 2394 1060 768 767 767 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 2,393 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 1,357 393% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 81.6 294% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,415 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 1,368 1,015% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 277%
Intel 320 Series 80GB-$60 4,402 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 74GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 260 Write 92 Mixed 118 SusWrite 92.5 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 21.7 83% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 68 60% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 45%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 885GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 107 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 111 Write 32.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 106 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1 155% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 41.3 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 40.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

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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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,915x
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 $279	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