MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.4% 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	209% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 13:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 72.1 1-Core 71 2-Core 132 55% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 836 63% 565 Pts	64-Core 1,466 91% 1,466 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 46.8 Parallax 42.2 37% 45 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 36.9 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 831 841 845 846 851 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,763 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 960 318% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.9 212% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 534 398% 534 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 114 113 114 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 185 Write 144 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 112 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 351GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 21 19 20 22 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 20 41% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 21%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 494GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 20 23 23 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 22 37% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 33 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 114%

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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 $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 $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