MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	132% 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 09:45
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 888 89% 726 Pts	64-Core 1087 67% 1087 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1410 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 99.2 Parallax 84.7 56% 84.3 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 74 Splatting 48.8 50% 63 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 244 216 227 251 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,032 Write 392 Mixed 345 SusWrite 243 110% 503 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 31.8 176% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 763 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 352 311% 479 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 141%
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 118GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 94 95 95 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 493 Write 295 Mixed 344 SusWrite 132 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 39.2 157% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 215 185% 270 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 77GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 101 108 100 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 261 Write 137 Mixed 207 SusWrite 107 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.9 171% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 124 95% 127 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 591GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 103 102 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 91.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 103 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%
Seagate ST2000LM 007-1R8174 2TB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 190GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 33 Write 34 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 37.1 26% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 145GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 55 54 62 57 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 80.6 Write 118 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 56 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 222% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 36.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,755x
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	1,294x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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