MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.3% 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	82.4% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '21 at 15:36
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 66.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 92% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 811 88% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.3% Below average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 50.8 46% 55.4 fps	MRender 42.8 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 0.1 23% 31.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 10 8 179 416 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 498 Write 413 Mixed 412 SusWrite 178 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 25 135% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 37.2 92% 188 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 100%
SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0A 256GB 8,367 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 188GB free Firmware: HPS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 871 536 300 299 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 991 Write 822 Mixed 926 SusWrite 539 184% 820 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 71.1 249% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 648 DQ Mixed 691 526% 711 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 183%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 132 134 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 179 Write 155 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 134 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 165 165 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 168 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 27 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 25.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 109 36% 109 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 119%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 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 $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: $542

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) $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