MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.9% 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	216% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 07:34
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 710 67% 554 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 66.3 53% 68.9 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 58.5 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 978 961 986 950 988 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2027 Write 1,905 Mixed 1677 SusWrite 998 371% 1,652 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 50.5 165% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 923 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 222 237% 419 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 35 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,531x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	906x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	574x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	598x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	407x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	283x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $501

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