MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.2% 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	278% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 834 89% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 115 Parallax 105 96% 113 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 82.6 82% 104 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 376 386 389 389 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2,235 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 525 389% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 85.6 302% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,149 843% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 302%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 177 177 179 179 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 110%

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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