MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 06:59
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 77.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 933 93% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 30 Parallax 52 34% 41.2 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 36.5 28% 33.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 268 302 267 276 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 310 Write 108 Mixed 154 SusWrite 286 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 27.3 103% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 54.7 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 220 146% 168 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 102%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 146 143 147 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 417 Write 164 Mixed 214 SusWrite 143 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 44.8 166% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 187 143% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 706GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 94 96 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 67.6 Write 35.3 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 95 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 271GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 61 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 85.3 Write 83.9 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 62 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 714GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 148 148 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 140 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 148 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 430GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 96 98 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 94 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 98.9 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 3,139 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 29.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 28.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 115%

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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