MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.7% 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	127% 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	12.6 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 25 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 888 85% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 78 51% 68.4 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 51.1 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 492 494 496 341 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 495 Mixed 471 SusWrite 431 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 61.8 211% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 368 261% 334 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 94 95 98 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 264 Write 124 Mixed 177 SusWrite 95.3 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.2 148% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 90.9 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 97.9 76% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 53GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 97 93 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 160 Write 112 Mixed 137 SusWrite 93.6 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 32.8 136% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 113 89% 123 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.2% 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: 2503 2396 1913 759 766 756 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1550 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 1,516 387% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 82 276% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,448 DQ Write 1,312 DQ Mixed 1,398 1,044% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 277%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 59GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 74 77 73 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 70.5 Write 54 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 73.4 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.3% 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: 79 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 106 Write 99.7 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 80.1 112% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 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-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 34.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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