MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	255% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 275 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 830 79% 652 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 62.2 48% 64 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 54.8 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 674GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 807 815 842 831 841 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,553 Write 1,703 Mixed 1,260 SusWrite 938 307% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 73.9 265% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,337 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,206 906% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 276%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: S4500103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 453 456 472 463 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 464 Mixed 420 SusWrite 459 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.9 197% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 160 169% 276 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 296 297 297 297 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 466 Mixed 404 SusWrite 316 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.2 202% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 364 275% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Seagate ST4000NM000A-2HZ100 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: TN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 169 188 164 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 466GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 83 Write 83.3 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 83.4 102% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x8GB 10,274 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 35 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 32.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $40	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