MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.4% 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	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 15:19
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 65.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 250 80% 149 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 701 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.4% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 51.3 35% 43.3 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 48.5 39% 47.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 102 100 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 380 Write 332 Mixed 288 SusWrite 130 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 26.3 96% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 105 120% 200 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 97%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 798GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1296 1362 1403 1224 1171 1164 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,214 Write 1,164 Mixed 977 SusWrite 1,270 261% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.1 181% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 1,013 DQ Mixed 436 492% 837 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 311%
Intenso SSD 120GB 3,562 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 25GB free Firmware: R0529A SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 86 90 86 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 415 Write 190 Mixed 136 SusWrite 94.3 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 16.8 74% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 77.6 DQ Mixed 30.2 48% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 94GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 95 94 93 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 61.7 Write 63.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 94.2 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 70%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 25GB free Firmware: 1AC01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 62 61 61 75 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 63.2 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 62%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 25.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 18.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 107%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
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