MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	314% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 15:38
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1038 99% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,469 91% 1,469 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.4% Good	Lighting 86.3 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 75.5 70% 83.4 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 79.8 Splatting 70.7 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 1291 1291 1274 1175 1116 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,707 SusWrite 1,282 443% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.3 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 770 DQ Mixed 959 721% 973 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 622GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 132 131 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 121 Mixed 91 SusWrite 130 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 109%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$125 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 161 159 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 148 Mixed 102 SusWrite 160 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 99%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 6.8 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 6.4 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.8 184% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 13%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 128GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 119GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 25 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 32.9 44% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 4 221% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 25.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 128%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,811x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
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	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,932x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16