MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 18:26
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 76.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 854 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 77% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 460 465 464 468 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 468 Mixed 442 SusWrite 461 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 53.3 180% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 300 245% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
WDC WD50 00BPKT-00PK4T0 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 174GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 110 98 121 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	Read 122 Write 94.8 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 110 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 28.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 26.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 108%

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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	7,779x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,296x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,924x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16