MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.6% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 78.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 956 84% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,341 83% 1,341 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Asus(1043 86B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 54.5 Parallax 47.7 47% 53.3 fps	MRender 45.5 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 50.3 40% 48.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 209 198 207 212 210 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 379 Write 218 Mixed 280 SusWrite 207 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 32 113% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 144 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 91%
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 116 119 130 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 411 Write 142 Mixed 197 SusWrite 125 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 36.7 142% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 158 120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 81%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 261GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 121 Write 110 Mixed 107 SusWrite 104 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 273GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 99.5 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 176 175 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 175 Mixed 110 SusWrite 174 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
USB Mass Storage Device 128GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 102GB free, PID 8170 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 37.9 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 38.2 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.2 214% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 27.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 109%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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: $544

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) $30	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