MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 878 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1261) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.5% Poor	Lighting 24.3 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 22.8 20% 25.1 fps	MRender 34.8 Gravity 24.3 Splatting 31.7 25% 30.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 509GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 343 335 289 256 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 300 Mixed 372 SusWrite 314 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.9 147% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 288 223% 306 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%
WD WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 3.5TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 549GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 87 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 87.4 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 34.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 33 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 115%

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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	7,777x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,440x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
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	530x
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	1,923x
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16