MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.5% 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	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 21:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 71.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 791 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 72 Parallax 90.7 0% 54.2 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 59.3 54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 249 248 248 247 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 503 Write 337 Mixed 281 SusWrite 250 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 30.5 115% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 56.1 DQ Mixed 64.8 55% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 111%
FCCT256M4SSD1 256GB 628 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 154 163 187 167 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 502 Write 273 Mixed 275 SusWrite 168 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 16.5 114% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 23.6 68% 144 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 116 119 120 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 60 SusWrite 117 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 72%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 935GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 99.5 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 100 67% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB 9,947 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 26.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 25.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

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: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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