MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 838 76% 636 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Device(7377 150A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 128 Parallax 86.6 75% 102 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 79 Splatting 72.1 60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Taisu 120GB 120GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 0GB free Firmware: Q0111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 157 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 478 Write 159 Mixed 164 SusWrite 160 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 12.8 106% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 62.5 78% 139 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 77%
BW-NV3 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 0GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,406 Write 1,066 Mixed 734 236% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 33.1 219% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 487 445% 686 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 229%
EKV100-120G 120GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 0GB free Firmware: S0513A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 154 271 61 55 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 422 Write 415 Mixed 339 SusWrite 167 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 30.6 151% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 41.6 87% 169 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 79%
Yeston Extreme 500G 500GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 0GB free Firmware: S0425A SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 255 279 260 261 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 372 Mixed 386 SusWrite 292 87% 391 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 113 148% 267 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Nvme BW-NV3 512GB 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,764 Write 1,529 Mixed 1,069 1,081% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 33.5 9,039% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 898 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 536 6,217% 829 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 KHX3200C16D4/8GX TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 32GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 37 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 100%

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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	7,792x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,444x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,928x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	756x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16