MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 09:37
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 802 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2660) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 23.6 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 30.4 19% 26 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 28.4 Splatting 25 23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 65 70 82 64 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43% Average	Read 190 Write 126 Mixed 154 SusWrite 72.3 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 20.7 88% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 67 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 101 76% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 75%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 67GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 126 125 128 126 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 388 Write 150 Mixed 200 SusWrite 123 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 36.2 135% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 121 104% 155 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 79%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 172 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 179 Mixed 104 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 447GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 133 134 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 116 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 132 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 85%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 85GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 67 68 69 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 74.7 Write 48.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 68.3 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB 14,529 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 53%

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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	7,766x
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 $40Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $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