MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	168% 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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 19:33
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 212 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 726 66% 553 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 821 886 916 588 1005 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,118 Write 361 Mixed 710 SusWrite 854 169% 760 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 30.1 171% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 303 272% 422 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 264%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 223GB free Firmware: M6C SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 417 261 122 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 453 Write 410 Mixed 393 SusWrite 234 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 27.2 123% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 48.6 102% 204 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 101GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 70 70 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 54 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 69.1 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 165 168 166 165 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Jmicron Tech 2TB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 909GB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 156 Write 152 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 102 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 108%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB 1,223 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 56GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 35.5 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 35.6 43% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 32.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 22.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 102%

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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	7,765x
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 $273	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 $15	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