MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.8% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 06:11
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 300 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,069 100% 833 Pts	64-Core 2,145 133% 2,145 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.2% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 67.5 54% 68.4 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 68 Splatting 66 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 87 84 81 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 503 Write 94.8 Mixed 143 SusWrite 88.4 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 36 148% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 142 135% 218 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 128%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 357 Mixed 253 77% 349 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 33.7 120% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 112 118% 198 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 28GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 117 115 114 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 116 Write 78.7 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 116 61% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 284GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 126 130 124 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 116 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 127 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 603GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 114 Write 126 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 117 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 32 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 29.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 98%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $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 $133	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