MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 10:28
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 820 79% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 96 Parallax 96 85% 98.8 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 92.2 Splatting 80.2 75% 93.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,584 Write 2,181 Mixed 1603 471% 2,123 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 93.3 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1107 DQ Mixed 1,160 845% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 238GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 473 475 449 398 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 474 Mixed 444 SusWrite 445 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.5 192% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 296 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 201 197 208 194 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 118 Write 154 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 196 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 9.6 9.6 8.7 8.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 4 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 8.4 18% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0 78% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 36.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 114%

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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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,929x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16