MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% 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 II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 05:39
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 890 86% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3730) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 122 Parallax 139 113% 133 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 134 Splatting 111 113% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0523B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1180 1225 1224 1236 1232 1227 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1718 Write 1,143 Mixed 998 SusWrite 1,221 284% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 29.3 204% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 303 323% 512 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 291%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 892GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 402 402 397 402 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 384 Mixed 303 SusWrite 401 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 39.3 139% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 198 174% 259 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 105%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 527GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 101 100 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 123 Write 133 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 101 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 82%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 132 135 133 136 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 121 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 136 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x4GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 37.6 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 115%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,531x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	906x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	574x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	598x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	407x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	283x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

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