MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	145% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$112 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 749 70% 584 Pts	64-Core 954 59% 954 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.3% Very good	Lighting 86.8 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 80.4 71% 82.6 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 75 Splatting 71.9 69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 548GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 777 746 694 646 644 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,392 Write 767 Mixed 936 SusWrite 710 212% 951 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 19.8 94% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 120 160% 308 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 305%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 185GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 276 276 276 274 273 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 295 Mixed 326 SusWrite 289 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 44.8 150% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 238 192% 271 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 181 177 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 138 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 150GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 83.3 Write 63 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 86 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 3,287 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 35.3 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,778x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,924x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $538

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16