MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 19:09
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 925 88% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Device(7377 150A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.4% Good	Lighting 91.7 Reflection 128 Parallax 78.6 75% 99.3 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 70.9 59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Taisu 120GB 120GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 0GB free Firmware: Q0111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 155 162 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 489 Write 160 Mixed 163 SusWrite 161 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 11.7 108% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 62.4 72% 122 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 77%
BW-NV3 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 0GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,403 Write 1,095 Mixed 916 252% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 32.7 220% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 902 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 486 445% 687 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 229%
EKV100-120G 120GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 0GB free Firmware: S0513A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 307 130 30 55 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 433 Write 422 Mixed 345 SusWrite 163 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 31.6 156% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 43.8 85% 163 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 79%
Yeston Extreme 500G 500GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 0GB free Firmware: S0425A SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 258 266 259 260 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 377 Mixed 401 SusWrite 292 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.1 198% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 114 150% 269 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
Nvme BW-NV3 512GB 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,776 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,090 1,089% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 34.2 10,559% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 904 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 536 6,234% 832 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 KHX3200C16D4/8GX TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 32GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 37.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,829x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,769x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,301x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,935x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16