MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	332% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 06:53
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 692 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 910 56% 910 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 83.8 Parallax 79 66% 81.1 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 65 58% 72 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1987 2085 1950 2036 2006 2019 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,109 Mixed 1,467 SusWrite 2,014 456% 2,035 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 70.3 236% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 917 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 822 594% 776 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$60 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 119GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 486 486 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 359 SusWrite 486 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 42.2 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 330 260% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 658GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 95 98 98 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 94 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 618GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 184 184 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 179 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 293GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 78 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 78.9 Write 79.8 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 79.6 97% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 34.9 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,811x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,932x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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