MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	154% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 00:06
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 736 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 50 55 57 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,303 Write 912 Mixed 840 SusWrite 93.4 174% 787 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 69.5 239% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 226 250% 411 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 242%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 10GB free Firmware: M0CR070 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 476 Mixed 373 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 23.6 116% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 124 98% 136 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 9GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 81 80 83 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 84.7 Write 86.6 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 84.5 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 107 105 105 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 88 Write 99.4 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 107 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 90%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB 1,501 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 532GB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 113 116 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 157 Write 158 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 116 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 28,435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 34.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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	1,112x

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 $46

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