MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.1% 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	159% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 76.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 241 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 740 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22D2) CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 34 22% 30.8 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 26.4 Splatting 34.4 25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 837 865 420 106 113 81 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,436 Write 875 Mixed 297 SusWrite 404 166% 753 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51 186% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 264 256% 384 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 218 219 218 219 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate ST9250827AS 250GB 3,473 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 233GB free Firmware: 3.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 62 62 62 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 60.2 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 61.1 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.2 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 100%

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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	7,789x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,855x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,443x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16