MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.

Run History

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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 21:34
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 852 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 136 Parallax 90.8 81% 109 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 85 Splatting 78 76% 95.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 883 Write 583 Mixed 613 153% 693 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 54.5 207% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 551 DQ Mixed 328 274% 386 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 68GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 373 373 379 378 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 449 SusWrite 384 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.8 222% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 378 370 379 378 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 446 SusWrite 386 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 66.4 222% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 369 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 37.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 35.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 116%

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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	7,787x
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 $75Bench 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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $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