MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% 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	271% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 294 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 913 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,382 86% 1,382 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 62.1 55% 66.4 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 54.7 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 885 262 263 263 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 1,059 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 472 294% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 87.8 302% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 449 473% 772 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 271%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 32GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 157 175 173 151 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 468 Write 178 Mixed 223 SusWrite 159 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41 158% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 167 144% 217 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 89%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 379GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 110 108 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 109 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 87GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 81 79 79 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 92.5 Write 88.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 79.7 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 69%
SanDisk Ultra Trek 123GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 101GB free, PID 559f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 47 36 39 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 134 Write 80.7 Mixed 78 SusWrite 44.1 104% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.7 139% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C18D4/8G 16GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 31.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 29.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 112%

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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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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