MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	304% 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 89% 167 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 796 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,027 64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 78.4 72% 82 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 75 Splatting 72.5 69% 86.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 853 862 860 856 840 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,636 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,842 SusWrite 895 436% 1,949 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 93.2 310% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 1014 DQ Mixed 1,070 802% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 355%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 111GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 339 340 321 339 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 347 Mixed 281 SusWrite 336 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 38.2 143% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 49.7 110% 228 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 964GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 169 180 184 184 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 131 Write 141 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 165 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 131 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 2.6 502% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 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	66.9% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 23.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 110%

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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	7,767x
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	1,291x
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	1,920x
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 $273	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 $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