MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	363% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	119.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 08:03
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 71.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1052 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,439 89% 1,439 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 145 Parallax 200 105% 158 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 96.5 94% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 850GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2213 2240 1813 1976 1318 1204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,673 Write 2,265 Mixed 248 SusWrite 1794 388% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88.5 301% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,306 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 586 607% 996 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 372%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 9.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 256 244 258 253 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 139%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 9.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 251 261 256 252 248 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 139%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 9.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 249 244 259 242 250 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 139%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 9.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 254 259 255 246 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 83% Great: 139%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 33.9 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 36.7 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 35% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 29 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 30.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 97.3 41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 145%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,773x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,760x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,851x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,116x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,922x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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