MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 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	Feb 05 '20 at 09:49
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	4%

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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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 875 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3060 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 124 122 125 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 444 Write 138 Mixed 184 SusWrite 123 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 39.7 156% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 121 105% 156 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 38 36 33 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 382 Write 74.8 Mixed 74 SusWrite 34.4 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 30.9 120% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 58.9 DQ Mixed 60.3 74% 136 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 114%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 102GB free Firmware: 10.02E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 54 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 57.3 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 35%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 514GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 120 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 108 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 120 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 156GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 87 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 87 Write 85 Mixed 49 SusWrite 85.8 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.3 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 33.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 109%

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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	7,765x
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