MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '20 at 01:15
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 154 2-Core 284 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 739 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 23.3 20% 25.6 fps	MRender 35.6 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 32.4 25% 31 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,546 Write 1,673 Mixed 1,259 333% 1,493 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 78.2 287% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 1,271 940% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 93GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 25 62 52 56 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 507 Write 414 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 107 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 20.6 79% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 19.3 DQ Mixed 1.2 32% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 100%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 448GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 49.3 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 94.3 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 59%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 152 152 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 152 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 101%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 106 Write 82.2 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 107 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 57GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 146 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 103 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 146 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 104%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	2.81% Terrible	Read 8.7 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.6 7% 5.42 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.81% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,437 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 44.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 40.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

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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	7,759x
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

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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