MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 20:33
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 821 86% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1 2% 1.15 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU635 480GB-$40 5,092 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c89 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 19 22 24 14 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 368 Write 60.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 18.8 25% 119 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 13.2 57% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 289GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 85 132 131 133 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 122 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%

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 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 37.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 36.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 116%

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16