MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.2% 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	97.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 15:09
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 74.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 264 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 781 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 993 62% 993 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8756) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3704 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 91.4 Parallax 85.5 84% 93.2 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 83.3 Splatting 79.8 76% 95.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB 3,316 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 452 457 459 456 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 438 Mixed 365 SusWrite 403 91% 401 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 39.4 149% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 167 148% 218 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 116GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 87.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 83.2 53% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 172GB free Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 80.6 Write 57 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 76.2 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 38.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 37.1 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 114%

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,835x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,772x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,456x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,305x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,122x

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	983x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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