MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	12.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	128% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 72 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 90% 170 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 848 88% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Gigabyte(1458 34FC) 1GB CLim: 715 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Lighting 15.1 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 13.9 12% 16.5 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 15.7 Splatting 14.4 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0727B SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 460 465 467 475 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 473 Mixed 456 SusWrite 464 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.2 200% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 137 168% 295 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 586GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 77 79 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 71.5 Write 45.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 77.4 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 660GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 129 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 135 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 74%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 185 191 184 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 178 Mixed 129 SusWrite 188 227% 166 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 1.6 385% 4.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 4.9 DQ Mixed 2 237% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 16,678 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 24.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 96.8 41% 96.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 107%

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

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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