MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.8% 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	90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200917
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 816 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.8% Above average	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 74.9 63% 76.9 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 59.9 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS240GMTS820S 240GB 2,494 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0703A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 407 410 403 402 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 386 Mixed 366 SusWrite 402 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 22.8 126% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 30.4 70% 141 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ABA100V 1TB 5,116 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 694GB free Firmware: MU2OA720 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 130 124 126 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 146 Write 121 Mixed 31 SusWrite 126 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,538x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	913x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	577x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	601x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	309x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	176x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16