MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 19:09
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 839 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 1087 67% 1087 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 96.9 62% 84.4 fps	MRender 75.7 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 62.7 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 482 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 362 SusWrite 483 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.4 212% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 270 208% 284 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 768GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 168 169 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 113 SusWrite 169 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 253% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 32.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 30.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 104%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,799x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,930x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16