MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	168% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 01:28
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 676 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 246 252 244 244 251 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,282 Write 1,072 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 304 209% 934 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 69.1 228% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 484 DQ Mixed 300 307% 506 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 223%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 459 459 457 449 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 471 Mixed 404 SusWrite 457 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 51.3 173% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 290 241% 345 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 111 112 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 112 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 110 111 108 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 125 Write 104 Mixed 73 SusWrite 110 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 132% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 35.6 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

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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