MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	76.7% 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	289% 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, 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 64.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 74% 138 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 370 47% 357 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 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)	76.7% Very good	Lighting 95.9 Reflection 87.1 Parallax 81.7 78% 88.2 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 80 Splatting 78 74% 92.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.7% 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% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 872 863 865 840 825 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,476 Write 2,236 Mixed 1,754 SusWrite 858 409% 1831 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 86.9 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,027 776% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 133GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 402 432 454 453 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 192 Write 107 Mixed 175 SusWrite 414 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 37.1 127% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 199 162% 226 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 46 48 49 49 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 460 Write 346 Mixed 317 SusWrite 93.6 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 37.5 128% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 117 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 436GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 166 169 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 87 SusWrite 167 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.6% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 25.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 110%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,167 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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
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	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
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 $300	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