MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 00:45
Run Duration	386 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 68.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 87% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 842 84% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 90.7 Reflection 89.1 Parallax 84.3 74% 88 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 73.2 71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 172 515 298 252 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1196 Write 2,398 Mixed 1,511 SusWrite 543 320% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 80.1 267% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 1,082 810% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 368%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 90GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 23 58 72 25 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 497 Write 438 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 107 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 4.1 59% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 33.3 87% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 920GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 192 189 191 185 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 109 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 186 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 24.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 99%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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