MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.1% 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	115% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 16:26
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 846 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2097 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 117 Parallax 108 94% 113 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 109 Splatting 105 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 267 267 248 255 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 386 SusWrite 284 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58 198% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 371 278% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 451GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 179 179 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 166 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 179 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 500GB-$66 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 172GB free Firmware: ST3OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 92.3 Write 93 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 77.7 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.7 8 6 7.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Read 15.9 Write 1 Mixed 10 SusWrite 6.4 10% 8.32 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 33.8 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 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 $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