MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 21:49
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$81 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 230 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 795 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 86.5 Reflection 87.3 Parallax 81.6 70% 85.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 73.7 71% 89 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FP5256G 256GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4S87A SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 230 219 201 232 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,657 Write 1,180 Mixed 1241 SusWrite 248 292% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 83.4 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 420 384% 594 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 251%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 541GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 173 174 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 187 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 174 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 37.6 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 35.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 110%

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

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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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,838x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,778x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,456x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,307x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,123x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,937x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	985x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16