MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


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 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.3% 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	108% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	8%

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 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 929 85% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,322 82% 1,322 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1965 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 72.4 60% 72.8 fps	MRender 80.1 Gravity 68 Splatting 57.7 55% 68.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$268 852 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 974 888 268 274 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 903 Write 1,082 Mixed 563 SusWrite 599 177% 787 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 26.6 88% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 192 141% 184 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 209%
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 121GB free Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 428 427 348 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 473 Write 443 Mixed 427 SusWrite 306 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 27.6 84% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 197 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 166GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 63 SusWrite 115 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 94GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 53 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 56.5 Mixed 54 SusWrite 52.1 42% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 57%
WD SSC-D0064SC-2500 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 59GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 15% Great: 60%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 122GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 55 53 53 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 66 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 53.5 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 77%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 3.7 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 7.8 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.2 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.4 148% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 7,360 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 41.6 133% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 34.6 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 107%

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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	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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