MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 21:59
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 68 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 87% 163 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 883 89% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 136 Parallax 130 106% 132 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 120 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 44 38 41 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 303 Write 69.5 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 45 27% 126 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 20 102% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 46.5 69% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 743GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 488 485 489 489 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 421 SusWrite 487 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 370 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 94GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,866 Write 1,771 Mixed 1,382 373% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 88.5 306% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1037 DQ Write 627 DQ Mixed 405 416% 690 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 183 181 184 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 164 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 182 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 27.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 119%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 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: $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