MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 836 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 77 Parallax 67.4 63% 74 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 69.5 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 301 312 309 307 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 201 Mixed 226 SusWrite 315 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.7 162% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 205 176% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 318 319 321 321 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 327 Mixed 290 SusWrite 320 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.9 162% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 149 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 287GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 109 103 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 106 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 105 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 26.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,809x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16