MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	249% 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 03:22
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 913 85% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,354 84% 1,354 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 117 Parallax 245 111% 166 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 132 Splatting 162 115% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 831 831 835 834 834 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,719 SusWrite 891 382% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 69.8 241% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 932 681% 895 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 297%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 244GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 165 165 164 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 74 SusWrite 164 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 112 112 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 111 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 3TB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 1404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 153 Mixed 90 SusWrite 158 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
USB Flash Memory 1GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 6540 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.9 5.1 5.1 5 5.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	4.56% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 4 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.9 7% 5.97 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 5%

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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 33.6 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% 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	7,766x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $295	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