MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% 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	312% 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	13.1 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	Jan 14 '20 at 04:37
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 71.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 870 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 996 62% 996 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.28 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 65 Parallax 93.6 55% 75.2 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 53.5 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2243 807 806 813 810 813 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,434 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,779 SusWrite 1,049 425% 1,897 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 92.6 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1316 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,218 915% 1,224 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 355%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 427GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 365 365 368 373 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 396 Write 348 Mixed 358 SusWrite 367 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 218 162% 215 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 73.2 Write 91.7 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 110 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 184GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 79 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 75.5 Write 84.5 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 79 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 23.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 21.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 107%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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