MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	291% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 966 86% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,364 84% 1,364 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.95 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	2% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 4.19 Parallax 0.94 2% 2.45 fps	MRender 3.95 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 3 2% 2.9 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2288 833 829 834 834 832 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2611 Write 2391 Mixed 1,856 SusWrite 1,075 444% 1,983 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 83.5 274% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,023 DQ Write 588 DQ Mixed 846 619% 819 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 355%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 170GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 39 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 32.3 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 39.5 44% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 21%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 226GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 30 31 30 32 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 27.3 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 30.6 40% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.1 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 30.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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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