MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.6% 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	82.7% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 12:28
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 1600AF-$120 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 762 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 41.3 26% 35.8 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 23.6 22% 27.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 54 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 501 Write 455 Mixed 396 SusWrite 86.2 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 41 137% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 249 210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%
Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB 1,488 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 171GB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 456 455 456 310 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 472 Mixed 449 SusWrite 398 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 47 171% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 283 210% 277 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 190 190 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 137 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
S-Line S2 Portable 160GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 13GB free, PID 1f01 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 35 35 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 29.2 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 36.6 42% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 35.2 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,814x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,863x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,453x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,933x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16