MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 18:12
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 896 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 109 Parallax 114 98% 114 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 105 Splatting 95.9 92% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 164 104 85 135 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 483 Write 410 Mixed 269 SusWrite 126 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 42 154% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 158 145% 226 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 397GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2097 1731 1730 1733 1739 1734 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,997 Write 2,298 Mixed 1,878 SusWrite 1,794 450% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 80.7 287% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1444 DQ Write 1223 DQ Mixed 1,326 996% 1,331 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 347%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 709GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 107 108 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 82.9 Write 84.6 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 109 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 843GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 200 203 203 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 150 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 199 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 36.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
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 $130Bench 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	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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