MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.7% 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	81.6% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 15:32
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 862 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% XFX(1682 5705) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.7% Below average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 110 Parallax 231 0% 114 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 123 Splatting 153 108% 128 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 75 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 358 Write 346 Mixed 385 SusWrite 96.5 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 38.6 165% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 185 160% 235 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 56 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 460 Mixed 408 SusWrite 92.9 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.8 172% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 249 210% 304 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 171GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 98 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 92.5 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 96.1 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 58%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 249GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 98 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 89.8 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 98.5 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 111%

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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	7,775x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,440x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,116x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,923x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $538

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16