MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 19:53
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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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 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 902 84% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,360 84% 1,360 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 112 Parallax 72.6 72% 91 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 79 75% 93.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S600 120GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 61GB free Firmware: HC0810H1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 175 77 70 63 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 380 Write 464 Mixed 392 SusWrite 136 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 25.7 116% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 37.7 61% 112 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 79%
WD WDS2 40G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 138 134 125 102 127 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 68%
hp v236w 32GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 20GB free, PID 7d40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 17 Mixed 2 7% 9.5 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Mixed 0 33% 3 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 9%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 372GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 53 Write 53.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 57 68% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R012D408GX1-3000C16B 2x8GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 30.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 28.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 98%

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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	7,789x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,855x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,443x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16