MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 18:35
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 63.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 84% 160 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 781 77% 632 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3065) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.9% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 99.2 Parallax 102 85% 102 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 86.7 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,333 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,597 447% 2,011 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 78.5 261% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,146 859% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 151GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 332 228 225 196 189 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 477 Mixed 416 SusWrite 275 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.5 198% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 370 279% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 100GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 72 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 88.5 Write 87.3 Mixed 60 SusWrite 73.2 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.9 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 10.5 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 64%

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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	7,759x
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: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	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