MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 16:45
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 73 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 769 71% 593 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1161) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69% Good	Lighting 91.7 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 76.1 75% 85.2 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 69.5 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 204 202 312 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 858 Write 547 Mixed 551 SusWrite 183 119% 535 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 51.4 188% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 315 265% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 157%
FTM1TN325H 1TB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 717GB free Firmware: S0110A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 421 435 428 436 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 448 Mixed 396 SusWrite 429 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 29.4 134% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 43.1 92% 180 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 9,905 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 30.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 27 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 94.6 42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	23"	1280 720	GSM59CA 2D HD LG TV

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,782x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16