MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18% 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	107% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 01:15
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 69.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 91% 172 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 863 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PNY(196E 1380) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 20.3 18% 20 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 17 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 308 309 308 307 306 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 482 Mixed 465 SusWrite 307 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.5 181% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 210 176% 255 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 423GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 496 496 497 407 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 472 SusWrite 448 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59.3 202% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 372 281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
WL4000GSA6472 4TB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 135 137 135 132 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 133 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 94%
Toshiba MG03ACA400 4TB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 141 142 140 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 141 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 96%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 87.9 Write 86.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 85.2 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 30 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 25.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 104%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,784x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16