MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% 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	279% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 13:37
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 71.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 736 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 88.9 57% 77.7 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 58.4 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 937 653 652 647 632 609 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,516 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,592 SusWrite 688 394% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 84.9 282% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1274 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 1,069 803% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 340%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 97 94 93 88 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.1% Above average	Read 273 Write 119 Mixed 170 SusWrite 94.1 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 28.8 125% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 84 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 96.3 75% 101 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 641GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 170 168 167 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 171 Mixed 110 SusWrite 170 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 276GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 107 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 71%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7.8 8.3 8.9 8.9 8.9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 25 Write 7 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 8.3 17% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 3.3 178% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 25.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 23.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 107%

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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	7,784x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16