MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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	108% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '20 at 03:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 251 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 839 79% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 86.3 55% 75.7 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 52 51% 64.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 396 408 417 417 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 427 Mixed 234 SusWrite 407 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 46.6 149% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 282 232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 166 167 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 158 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 165 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E 500GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GG2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 99.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 105 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 99.3 114% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB 4,516 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.5 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 111%

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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	7,784x
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	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
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: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16