MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	120% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 00:35
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600-$85 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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 77.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 759 73% 603 Pts	64-Core 983 61% 983 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 86.3 57% 75.5 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 67 Splatting 55.3 50% 62 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 489 492 494 366 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 462 SusWrite 435 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.6 194% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 275 208% 278 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 89 96 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 230 Write 122 Mixed 177 SusWrite 94.5 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.9 147% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 91.4 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 103 80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 53GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 96 94 90 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 158 Write 114 Mixed 138 SusWrite 92 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 32.5 134% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 114 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 61%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 477GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2519 2522 1842 759 767 766 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,526 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,581 SusWrite 1529 389% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 80.1 285% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1,298 976% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 277%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 80GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 59 58 48 53 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 47.7 Write 53.5 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 54.7 32% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 178GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 101 Write 99.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 80.5 111% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 33.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 26.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 110%

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $185	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