MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 23:43
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 836 88% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,076 67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3130 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 99.6 Parallax 91.4 84% 98 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 78.4 74% 91.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,450 Write 2,309 Mixed 1,642 475% 2,133 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.1 282% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 881 672% 912 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 245GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 22 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 36.4 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 21.1 23% 31 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.8 263% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 434GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 33.1 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 21 22% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 190 192 192 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 149 Mixed 123 SusWrite 188 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 430% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 37.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 36.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 116%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,798x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,930x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16