MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.5% 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	328% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '21 at 09:43
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 862 84% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 67.6 56% 70.7 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 68.8 56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 876GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2409 2130 1143 1168 1166 1169 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 1,531 446% 1,991 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 69.5 268% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,426 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 1,142 855% 1151 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 864GB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 126 130 146 123 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 208 Mixed 101 SusWrite 134 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 126%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 194 195 195 194 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 193 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 193 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 266% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 307GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 126 126 125 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 118 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 124 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 114%

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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 $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	1,114x

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