MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	282% 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, 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 895 91% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 59.6 56% 66 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 70 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 844 644 534 1709 1922 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,555 Write 1,980 Mixed 239 SusWrite 1,066 323% 1460 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 80.7 309% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 445 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 384 310% 436 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 379GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 494 494 498 499 498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 497 Mixed 403 SusWrite 494 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.7 220% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 372 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 173 176 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 193 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 175 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 147GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 160 161 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 124 Write 101 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 159 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,232 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 33.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 104%

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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	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $40Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $179	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