MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 08:24
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 85.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 823 80% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 118 Parallax 133 100% 125 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 110 Splatting 99.6 100% 127 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 352 277 367 277 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 369 Mixed 329 SusWrite 299 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 42.4 151% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 197 178% 268 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 103%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 104GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 466 466 467 374 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 468 Mixed 443 SusWrite 421 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.9 189% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 252 194% 263 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 394GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 116 116 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 91 SusWrite 116 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 25GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 57 57 56 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 51.8 Write 43.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 56.3 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 427GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 84 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 56.3 Write 87 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 84.4 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 81% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,319 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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,826x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,768x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,868x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	533x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,934x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	760x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16