MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.6% 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	135% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 18:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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-$82 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 870 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC2) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 119 Parallax 116 105% 121 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.6 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 489 485 491 493 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 378 SusWrite 490 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 65.2 217% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 372 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 490 496 497 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 495 Mixed 414 SusWrite 491 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.8 219% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 370 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 278GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 473 470 473 476 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 471 Mixed 375 SusWrite 454 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 40.5 154% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 172 163% 250 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 36.3 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,113x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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