MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$97 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 214 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 673 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.9% 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 (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 88.5 Reflection 80.4 Parallax 79.3 72% 82.7 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 70.2 68% 85.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 574GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 226 147 235 44 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 1,288 Write 1020 Mixed 955 SusWrite 270 197% 883 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 22.1 109% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 726 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 113 158% 310 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 305%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 185GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 276 270 272 272 274 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 458 Mixed 417 SusWrite 287 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 43.3 145% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 237 202% 297 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 182 185 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 140 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 179 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 151GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 86 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 61 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 88 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51% 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 (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 34.9 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28.3 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ 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 $129Bench 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