MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Run History

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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 16:43
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 76 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,162 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,505 93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2104 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Lighting 82.3 Reflection 80.4 Parallax 76.8 67% 79.8 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 76.6 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 125 98 75 75 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 496 Mixed 321 SusWrite 134 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57.8 205% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 302 247% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 65GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 81.8 Write 72 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 58.1 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 76%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 4GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 75 65 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 83.5 Write 51.2 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 78.5 48% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion+ 500GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 37GB free Firmware: A200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 56 55 56 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 68.7 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 56.7 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 27.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 27.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 88%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
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	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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