MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 01:59
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 909 93% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 1875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 90.4 57% 77 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.3 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 303 302 304 307 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 497 Mixed 468 SusWrite 327 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.7 211% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 109 98 114 106 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 368 Write 126 Mixed 183 SusWrite 102 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.1 154% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 75 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 101 76% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 53GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 97 103 104 97 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 155 Write 118 Mixed 129 SusWrite 97.1 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 33 135% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 118 91% 125 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 457GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2397 2403 912 762 767 762 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,664 Write 2,398 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 1,334 400% 1,771 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 81.9 287% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,402 DQ Write 1,350 DQ Mixed 1,368 1,029% 1,373 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 277%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 31GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 74 57 54 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 55.1 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 65.9 36% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 178GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 82.3 114% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 35.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 34.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 110%

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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 $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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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