MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	192% 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	243% 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.

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Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 17:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 73.2 1-Core 175 2-Core 344 103% 198 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 1,018 92% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,544 96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 251 Parallax 315 228% 282 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 233 Splatting 171 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 536GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1693 1712 1716 1690 170 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,151 Write 1,586 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 1,197 294% 1,298 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 78.6 282% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 882 651% 845 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 299%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 718GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 246 159 159 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 439 SusWrite 230 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 372 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 840GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 122 Write 128 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 87.3 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 75%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 279GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 48 48 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 75.9 Write 81.1 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 47.5 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 977GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 168 170 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 137 Mixed 85 SusWrite 168 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 24.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 22.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 110%

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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	7,759x
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: $543

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