MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	279% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 816 80% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 123 Parallax 140 106% 131 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 115 Splatting 106 106% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 859 867 869 872 869 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2369 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 886 428% 1,914 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 83.4 273% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 699 DQ Mixed 913 665% 872 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 906GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 462 462 463 461 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 488 Mixed 394 SusWrite 466 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 50.1 172% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 254 217% 321 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 34.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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