MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	117% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 06:49
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 69.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 795 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 87.1 51% 71.5 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 47.1 48% 60.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 305 308 308 309 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 492 Mixed 468 SusWrite 308 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.9 196% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 231 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Toshiba MK5059GSXP 500GB-$50 5,600 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 388GB free Firmware: GN001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 71 77 80 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 60.1 Write 75.5 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 78 41% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 44%
Samsung HD500LJ 500GB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 361GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 74.1 Write 77.1 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 76.1 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3GB free Firmware: CC98 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 53.7 Write 64.1 Mixed 41.5 40% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 382GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 34.1 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 20.6 37% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 17%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 138GB free, PID 70f1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 29.3 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 21.6 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 24.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 103%

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,786x
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	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,926x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

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 $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16