MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 11:45
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 74.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 646 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 839 52% 839 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.63 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.8% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 35.4 30% 34.4 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 34.3 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P4-240 240GB 2,162 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: H181124 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 314 317 324 251 28 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 318 Mixed 335 SusWrite 240 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.5 162% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94.5 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 138 123% 178 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 926GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 171 170 175 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 168 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX426C16FB2/8 1x8GB 384 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 14.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 53%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

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	1,114x

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	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $45	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