MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 72.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 314 96% 182 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 939 93% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 126 133 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 194 Mixed 164 SusWrite 132 34% 148 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 28.1 128% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 102 98% 153 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 67%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 565GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 643 384 284 389 283 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1416 Write 1604 Mixed 989 SusWrite 573 257% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 26.7 213% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 484 492% 792 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 310%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 228GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 76 77 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 107 Write 83.1 Mixed 59 SusWrite 77.1 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 61%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 22GB free, PID 0245 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 8.4 2.5 7.2 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.3% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 3.7 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4 10% 7.97 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 26.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 25.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 112%

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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	2,755x
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	1,294x
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 $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16