MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	44.9% 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	113% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 767 84% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,025 63% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.36 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.9% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 52 43% 53.5 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 54.2 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TB8W512G1001 512GB 464 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6105101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 394 225 394 392 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 492 Mixed 392 SusWrite 353 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.5 184% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 267 219% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged FW USB3 1TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 0GB free Firmware: 051E SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 25.2 Mixed 21 SusWrite 27.1 18% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 0GB free Firmware: 0001BSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 76.5 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 103 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 58%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 0GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 50 64 61 61 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 59.7 Write 60.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 60.4 68% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1x8GB 13,006 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 47%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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