MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 21:50
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 863 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 142 Parallax 134 105% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 129 Splatting 108 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 60GB 4,861 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 60 60 61 60 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 170 Write 80 Mixed 105 SusWrite 59.8 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 29.5 118% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 94.2 74% 104 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 51%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 474 Mixed 416 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.6 201% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 193 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 468GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 86 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 84 Write 89.8 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 87.2 65% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 107GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 49 49 52 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 68.2 Mixed 42 SusWrite 51.6 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 60%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB 1,363 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 21GB free Firmware: 33.08F33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	0.56% Terrible	Read 1 Write 1.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 0.2 1% 1.12 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 0.56% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 34 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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