MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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 couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 10:30
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 815 86% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 77.7 50% 67.7 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 53.9 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct120bx5 0 120GB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6C SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 20 31 45 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 520 Write 414 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 84.6 57% 261 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 21.2 84% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 0.5 62% 147 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 79%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 789GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 100 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 107 Write 116 Mixed 32 SusWrite 103 65% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 7GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 123 117 100 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 99.3 Write 101 Mixed 59 SusWrite 122 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 109%
Seagate M3 2TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 358GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 32 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 28 Write 29.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 33.2 22% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 67%

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 (57^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 33.3 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 110%

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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