MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	183% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 03:34
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 293 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 921 93% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	174% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 222 Parallax 277 208% 252 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 212 Splatting 128 160% 205 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 261 261 261 260 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 584 Mixed 290 SusWrite 276 138% 634 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.3 270% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 268 281% 477 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 271%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 109GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 405 424 407 354 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 432 Mixed 341 SusWrite 380 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 37.7 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 280 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 496GB free Firmware: 32A0T2IA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 989 990 989 995 989 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,098 Write 1021 Mixed 202 SusWrite 1,054 241% 1,094 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 45.4 146% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 219 191% 298 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 373%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 208 210 208 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 206 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 186 185 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 188 Mixed 106 SusWrite 185 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 33.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 109%

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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 $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