MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	86.8% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 74.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 288 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 902 87% 717 Pts	64-Core 1140 71% 1140 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% HP(103C 82FC) 3GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 56 54% 70.8 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 67.4 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS9006B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 338 146 81 85 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 463 Write 308 Mixed 327 SusWrite 165 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 35.7 155% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 187 160% 233 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 278GB free Firmware: 0004HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 100 101 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 84.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 100 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 2x4GB 5,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.3% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 23.8 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 23.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 77%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,789x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,855x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,443x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16