MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.8% 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	139% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 810 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1008 62% 1008 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 80.6 54% 68.6 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 54.1 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 128GB SSD 128GB 8,135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 531 536 540 541 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,248 Write 538 Mixed 606 SusWrite 477 159% 717 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 32 149% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 64.3 127% 254 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 127 128 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 127 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 233GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 126 131 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 131 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 69%
VendorCo ProductCode 32GB 3,948 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 22GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 29.9 Write 17.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 14.1 18% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 4x8GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 31.3 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,851x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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