MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 18:20
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 857 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Gigabyte(1458 2337) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.4.1 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 136 Parallax 229 94% 160 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 124 Splatting 149 131% 163 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 461 Mixed 297 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 43.8 149% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 230 201% 301 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 348GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2407 1984 774 776 774 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 1861 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 1,516 367% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 72.6 219% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 1174 881% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 277%
WD WD3200AVJS-63WDA0 320GB 7,100 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 147GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 86 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 91.8 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 84.8 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 264GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 138 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 167 Write 148 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 137 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 7.3 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 17.2 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 7.1 20% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.5 207% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 28.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 28.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 122%

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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 $84Bench 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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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