MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.4% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,170 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,464 91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 86DC) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 18.2 16% 17.7 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 20.1 15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 372 306 319 384 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 504 Write 383 Mixed 296 SusWrite 353 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 29.4 113% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 154 126% 186 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 86%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 444GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 838 838 838 840 840 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,004 Write 2,220 Mixed 1745 SusWrite 907 386% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 77.9 280% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1234 928% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 297%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 872GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 95 94 96 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 88.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 93.2 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 836GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 103 104 105 33 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 101 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 90.9 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 58% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 32.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 32.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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) $30	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