MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '19 at 23:40
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 856 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1136 70% 1136 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 107 Parallax 110 94% 111 fps	MRender 159 Gravity 100 Splatting 91 92% 117 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 461GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 426 448 495 481 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 498 Mixed 468 SusWrite 442 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.8 227% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 374 282% 376 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 392 393 393 385 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,635 Write 2,246 Mixed 1621 SusWrite 572 394% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 91.4 323% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1010 DQ Write 1,231 DQ Mixed 1,168 867% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 302%
OOS3000G 3TB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3TB free Firmware: 0001OOS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 183 182 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 148 Mixed 70 SusWrite 182 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 14 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	9.25% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 11.2 Mixed 7 SusWrite 13 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 83% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.25% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB 77,202 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 32.9 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 30.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 104%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
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	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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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 $177	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