MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.8% 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	195% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 852 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Lighting 95.8 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 83.6 78% 89.1 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 80 Splatting 77.8 74% 93.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB 3,914 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10110006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 435 439 441 439 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,631 Write 1,456 Mixed 1321 SusWrite 470 273% 1,219 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.5 218% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 788 583% 771 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 217%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 695GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 468 473 482 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 475 Mixed 424 SusWrite 475 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.7 177% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 373 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 406GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 137 137 139 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 33.8 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 96%

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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 $178	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