MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	12.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 142 2-Core 259 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 824 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% MSI(1462 2321) 768MB CLim: 725 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 768MB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Lighting 15.3 Reflection 18 Parallax 15.5 12% 16.3 fps	MRender 20.1 Gravity 15.6 Splatting 15.2 14% 17 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 206 203 208 204 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 486 Mixed 387 SusWrite 233 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.1 201% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 278 209% 279 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 240GB free Firmware: JC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 68 SusWrite 110 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 119GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 18.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 17.6 21% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.6 152% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 16%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.7 3.9 4 3.9 4 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	4.43% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 3.8 9% 8.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.43% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.5 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 29.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 110%

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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	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,860x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,449x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16