MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 05:20
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$78 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 271 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 736 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 40 41 46 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 170GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 401 368 377 374 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 470 Mixed 446 SusWrite 365 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.5 183% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 296 244% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 676GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 104 SusWrite 80.6 74% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 85%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 214 208 216 209 216 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
HGST 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 361GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 37.4 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,349 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 30.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,860x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,779x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,872x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,458x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,309x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,125x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	656x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,940x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	989x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	762x

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Total price: $497

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