MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	9.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	231% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 279 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 851 83% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD FirePro W4100 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 7% AMD(1002 2B1E) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	9.23% Terrible	Lighting 11 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 13.3 9% 12.1 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 9.43 Splatting 14.6 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.23% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 428 427 432 391 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,585 Write 1,623 Mixed 1,298 SusWrite 497 280% 1,251 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 81.1 287% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,167 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,002 779% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 203 207 204 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 203 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 2.0 16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 9GB free, PID 556c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 3.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 23.1 Write 14.4 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 4.4 18% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 174% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 12%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 137GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 80 82 82 82 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 139 Write 137 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 77.6 131% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 36.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 38.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 112%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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