MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 15:50
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5600-$145 9,841 User benchmarks, average bench 93% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 170 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,040 104% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,192 74% 1,192 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 102 Parallax 96.1 86% 101 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 90 Splatting 82 80% 99.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 184 30 32 45 22 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 211 Write 162 Mixed 256 SusWrite 95.5 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 28.3 101% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 135 136% 219 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 102%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 135GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 341 41 132 193 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 481 Mixed 386 SusWrite 267 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 37.6 143% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 301 222% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 95%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 130GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 90 91 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 82.9 Write 87.1 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 90.5 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 53%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 200GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 73 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 72.9 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 69.4 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 15,011 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 42.2 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 35 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 44.6 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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