MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	14.4% 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	41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 3 years ago, 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 23:48
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 70.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 256 85% 157 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 799 75% 623 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.6 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 20.3 14% 22.4 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 16 Splatting 20.6 14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 31 29 3.7 97 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 443 Write 247 Mixed 266 SusWrite 59.4 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 11.6 57% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 27.6 DQ Mixed 33.1 32% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 53%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 105GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 432 439 436 426 431 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 435 Mixed 360 SusWrite 430 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 23.5 113% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 256 202% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 469GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 159 160 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 159 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 195 196 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 195 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 24.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 104%

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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	7,768x
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