MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28% 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	214% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 09:10
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 832 88% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Gigabyte(1458 226C) CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 46.2 29% 37.7 fps	MRender 28.3 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 36.3 26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 57GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 149 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 487 Mixed 426 SusWrite 183 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.4 216% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 360 274% 369 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 480GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 491 496 498 498 497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 496 Mixed 469 SusWrite 495 111% 494 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.2 212% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 70GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 168 Write 108 Mixed 131 SusWrite 96.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 32.6 134% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 88.6 76% 111 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 61%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 347 348 350 349 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,199 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 388 240% 1,072 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 78.9 280% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 821 675% 952 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 223%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 409GB free Firmware: JP2OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 117 Write 124 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 74%

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 @ 3466 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 36.5 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 37.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,755x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,294x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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