MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 04:18
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 1600AF-$97 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 664 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 874 54% 874 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1357) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.1% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 77.8 64% 77.4 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 422 419 423 424 424 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,556 Write 1,658 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 490 282% 1256 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 65.7 218% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 495 DQ Mixed 722 532% 711 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 237%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 2,797 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 183 180 184 183 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.1% Poor	Read 188 Write 192 Mixed 113 SusWrite 182 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 0.7 8% 3.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 177 179 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 161 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 178 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 36.5 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
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	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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