MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	77.8% 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	291% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 14:23
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75 104,122 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 386 51% 381 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 82.7 80% 89.4 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 78.6 74% 93.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 812 812 814 795 818 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,111 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 807 400% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 88.9 299% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 1,056 801% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 133GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 396 446 463 446 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 151 Mixed 344 SusWrite 412 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 37.7 137% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 197 173% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 47 48 49 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 462 Write 331 Mixed 313 SusWrite 97 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 40 138% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 117 96% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 436GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 169 169 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 77.4 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 166 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 35.4 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 95.1 42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,782x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16