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 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	91.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 13:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	16%

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 1600AF-$120 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 230 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 728 63% 537 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 216 219 217 206 208 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 275 Mixed 213 SusWrite 220 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 45.7 148% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 243 197% 280 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 161GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 294 477 470 461 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 68.7 Mixed 423 SusWrite 442 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 52.7 170% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 416GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 123 124 124 113 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 96.2 Write 137 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 607GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 120 128 126 122 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 96.6 Write 121 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 120 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 1,427 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 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 41.3 MC Mixed 35.8 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16