MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.8% 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	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 03:03
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 85.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 729 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 104 Parallax 106 87% 106 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 99 Splatting 88.2 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 260 147 133 137 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 484 Write 386 Mixed 218 SusWrite 169 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 42.5 130% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 151 154% 249 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 114%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 155GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 360 427 435 434 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 440 Mixed 420 SusWrite 387 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 27.9 130% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 48.1 102% 203 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 188 185 187 189 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 186 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 44% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 33 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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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 $84Bench 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	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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