MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.3% 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	84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (14%). 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, 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 09:35
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 739 70% 582 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 81%

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: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 85.5 77% 90.1 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 81.2 Splatting 72.7 71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 112 78 79 78 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 472 Write 230 Mixed 330 SusWrite 134 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 37.6 149% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 183 160% 238 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 86%
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 216GB free Firmware: V9002s60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 862 856 869 875 839 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,555 Write 789 Mixed 819 SusWrite 856 223% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 48.1 178% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 797 DQ Mixed 431 362% 508 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 165 164 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 133 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 164 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.7 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 30 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,142 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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