MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	311% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 874 91% 731 Pts	64-Core 1133 70% 1133 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 98.6 59% 80.1 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 77.3 Splatting 53.5 53% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% 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% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 667 668 662 662 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,531 SusWrite 704 400% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 100 343% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,268 958% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 340%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 219GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 234 237 237 237 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 461 Mixed 334 SusWrite 263 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.6 211% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 342 265% 363 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 217GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 60 62 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 76.4 Write 75.9 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 60.3 45% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 59%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 881GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 99 104 104 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 52.7 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 102 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.4% 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 @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 36.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 36.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 113%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,165 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 $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