MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '23 at 19:38
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 84% 156 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 797 75% 625 Pts	64-Core 947 59% 947 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% ASRock(1849 5210) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 133 Parallax 269 0% 134 fps	MRender 242 Gravity 146 Splatting 0.6 92% 129 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 37 92 71 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 450 Write 401 Mixed 288 SusWrite 106 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 39.9 141% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 180 169% 268 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 108%
MSI M371 1TB 4,388 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 883GB free Firmware: EDFMF0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 1596 1720 1515 1666 1709 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,051 Write 1,754 Mixed 1,273 SusWrite 1,635 325% 1,428 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 729 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 930 682% 880 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 301%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 101GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 86 86 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 69.3 Write 61.3 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 85.4 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 962GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 92 95 89 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 29 SusWrite 95.5 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 160% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 28.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 26 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 93.7 43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 85%

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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) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,811x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,932x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16