MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 841 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 52 62 92 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 491 Write 48.7 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 57 37% 173 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 16.1 75% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 40.3 DQ Mixed 48.8 66% 128 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 136GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 79 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 51.1 Write 51.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 80.3 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 57%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 190 194 192 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 133 Write 142 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 193 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 110%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 320GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 83.6 Write 109 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 97.9 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.2 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 31.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 103%

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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	7,786x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	1,926x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16