MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.3% 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	239% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 226 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 832 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3425 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 92.5 Parallax 86.8 86% 95 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 90.5 Splatting 78.2 75% 93.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 429 417 404 403 395 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 2006 Mixed 1463 SusWrite 465 347% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 75.8 251% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 848 654% 885 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 302%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 74GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 424 425 387 61 45 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 422 Mixed 410 SusWrite 295 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 29 136% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 44.8 95% 188 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 283GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 89 92 93 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 76 Mixed 52 SusWrite 89.3 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 339GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 101 103 101 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 52.3 Write 23 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 100 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 133 134 132 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 128 Mixed 65 SusWrite 133 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 2,917 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 40.9 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 37.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%

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Gaming 98%

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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