MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 931 86% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,398 86% 1,398 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 98% 120 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 109 Splatting 97.5 98% 124 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 115 139 162 150 128 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 173 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 131 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 117 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 117 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 69%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 28 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 65.1 Write 24.1 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 27 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 374GB free Firmware: CC1J SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 83 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 82.7 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 802GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 93 84 102 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 97.8 73% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 84%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 887GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 80 82 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 81.5 Write 80.9 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 82.3 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 56%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 25GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 13 14 10 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	8.25% Terrible	Read 27.2 Write 21 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 12.6 28% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 44% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.25% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 35.1 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 131%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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