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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 07:19
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$81 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 845 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,128 Write 1,765 Mixed 520 254% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 49.5 209% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 528 448% 666 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 446 456 453 465 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 339 Mixed 380 SusWrite 454 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 39.2 149% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 170 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 75GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 142 170 169 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 382 SusWrite 199 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 37.7 139% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 194 192% 305 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 37.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 35.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 122%

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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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,837x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,774x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,456x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,307x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,123x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,937x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	984x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16