MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.8% 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	314% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 01:52
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 740 69% 577 Pts	64-Core 1,028 64% 1,028 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1314 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 53.7 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 75.9 44% 63.8 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 45.9 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 806 811 821 820 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,633 Write 2,415 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 858 434% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 98.6 333% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 1,080 842% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 355%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 202GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 227 238 241 240 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 288 Mixed 302 SusWrite 238 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 42 155% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 155 145% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 105 106 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 105 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 85 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 78 Write 60.4 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 84.7 51% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 74%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 99.2 Write 97.6 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 102 119% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 32.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 103%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,113x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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