MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 186 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 859 71% 616 Pts	64-Core 1,314 81% 1,314 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 88.4 Parallax 90.5 80% 92.5 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 79.3 75% 93.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,530 Write 2,384 Mixed 1,830 500% 2,248 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 82.8 272% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 869 632% 824 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 161GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 508 Write 487 Mixed 446 107% 480 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 59.1 196% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,141 Write 40.7 Mixed 79.5 1,256% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 404 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.8 17,179% 136 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 186GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,865 Write 33.5 Mixed 62 1,184% 1,653 MB/s	4K Read 409 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 17,091% 137 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 908GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,024 Write 34.7 Mixed 70.7 1,224% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 415 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.5 17,600% 140 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESTK.M8FE1 2x8GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.9 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.9 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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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	7,772x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,757x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,851x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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