MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	94.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	328% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '21 at 11:14
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$112 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 775 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2066) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 170 Parallax 117 96% 135 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 108 Splatting 92.2 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 1957 1141 2253 1635 1700 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 2,227 Mixed 245 SusWrite 1808 381% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 77.2 257% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 514 453% 689 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 310%
Staples Relay UFD 8GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5202 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4 4.4 4.1 4.4 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 17.6 Write 3.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 4 9% 8.08 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.3 222% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 13%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 22 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 21.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 21.8 32% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3 235% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 38.2 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 137%

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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	7,782x
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	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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