MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	229% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 715 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 954 59% 954 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.6% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 63 57% 68.5 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 67.8 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 820 831 796 644 586 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,590 Write 1,680 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 865 307% 1,367 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 72.3 246% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 947 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 904 652% 846 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 276%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 425 118 76 75 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 461 Mixed 435 SusWrite 203 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33 151% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 50 110% 223 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 102%
ADATA HD650 1TB 1,807 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 628GB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 37.7 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 39 46% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 34.5 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $274	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 $183	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