MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	44.9% 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	281% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$180 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 168 2-Core 319 101% 189 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 985 96% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,542 95% 1,542 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 51.1 48% 56.7 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 48.8 40% 48.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1568 1006 1012 1020 1031 1063 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1847 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 1,116 394% 1746 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 74 267% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,278 960% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 347%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 191GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 225 229 226 221 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 472 Mixed 294 SusWrite 234 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 45 151% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 244 214% 320 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$34 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 183 183 184 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 140 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 181 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 213 217 218 220 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
GoPro Storage 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 30GB free, PID 0004 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.24% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 4.3 8% 6.18 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.6 110% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.24% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 24.9 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 25.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,821x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,767x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	532x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,934x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16