MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% 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	313% 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.

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, 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, 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 880 92% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.4 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 99.7 58% 80.1 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 53.4 53% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 661 662 667 667 637 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,545 SusWrite 709 402% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 101 347% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 1,284 968% 1,297 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 340%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 220GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 232 229 224 227 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 454 Mixed 337 SusWrite 256 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.4 211% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 340 264% 363 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 217GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 84.7 Write 71.2 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 61.1 45% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 59%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 885GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 99 104 103 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 50.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 102 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 9,262 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 37.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 38.6 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 113%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $82Bench 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	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,112x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

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: $542

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 $184	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) $35	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