MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 924 94% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 73.8 60% 74.5 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 429 446 445 446 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 480 Mixed 446 SusWrite 445 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.1 168% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 299 236% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 491GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 459 482 484 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 424 Mixed 363 SusWrite 478 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.5 184% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 239 194% 274 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 173 173 173 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 143 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 172 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 113%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 202GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 86 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 83.6 71% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 35.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 34.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 110%

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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	7,759x
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	1,114x

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 $74Bench 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