MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	12% 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	127% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$82 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)	89% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 800 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89% 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 as expected (58^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Lighting 13.6 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 13.8 11% 16 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 15.8 Splatting 14.4 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0727B SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 464 475 474 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 480 Mixed 455 SusWrite 471 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.8 203% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 137 154% 258 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 660GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 134 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 135 80% 110 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%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 12.2 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 15.4 19% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 7%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 188 180 185 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 192 Mixed 139 SusWrite 183 236% 173 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.4 405% 5.07 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 4.3 DQ Mixed 2 216% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 33.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 107%

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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 $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	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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