MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '21 at 12:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 245 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 774 74% 614 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3530 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 90.9 Parallax 85.3 76% 89.7 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 82.9 Splatting 74 72% 90 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 645 648 647 644 636 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2425 Write 2,003 Mixed 1,483 SusWrite 688 368% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.3 209% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 429 371% 566 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 340%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 467GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 76.1 Write 117 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 91.8 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 179GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 70 68 71 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 54.4 Write 28.6 Mixed 30 SusWrite 69.7 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 41%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 745GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 172 172 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 161 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 171 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4RL.M8FE1 2x8GB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 48.9 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 38.1 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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