MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 878 92% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 79.8 Parallax 106 61% 87 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 64.6 58% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 213 225 233 234 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 498 Mixed 335 SusWrite 254 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 60.2 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 334 262% 360 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 529GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 106 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 59.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 107 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 287GB free Firmware: 0143 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 82.5 59% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 13,169 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 5.7 6.4 4.9 5.7 6.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.47% Terrible	Read 22 Write 20.8 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 6.1 22% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 80% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.47% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 36.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 110%

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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 $84Bench 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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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