MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220401
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '22 at 16:46
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$220 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,022 95% 792 Pts	64-Core 1448 90% 1448 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$380 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 181 Parallax 112 104% 140 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 127 Splatting 113 112% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$50 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 2,534 Write 2,167 Mixed 1,624 468% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 89.6 302% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,237 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1,136 852% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 342GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 137 138 136 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 69.6 Write 107 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 135 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 5,076 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 14,718 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 $111Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	6,091x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $220Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,131x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $230Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,429x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $380Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,106x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 99%, 461,061 samples	1,008x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	867x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $67Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	506x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	407x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 289%, 406,008 samples	399x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,539x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	756x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $48Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	587x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $302	Nvidia RTX 3060 $360	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16