MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.4% 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	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 16:11
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 880 88% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$270 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.4% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 105 Parallax 93.6 86% 101 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.4 93% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 226 52 61 66 49 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 441 Write 166 Mixed 324 SusWrite 106 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 41.5 142% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 118 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 54 59 60 62 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 468 Write 349 Mixed 309 SusWrite 82.6 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 42.1 142% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 119 97% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 531GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 133 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 176 Write 153 Mixed 111 SusWrite 132 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
Adata HV320 1TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 28GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 33 34 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 7.2 Write 27.9 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 34.1 16% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$71 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 33.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 31.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 97%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,877x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,783x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,875x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,462x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,313x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,128x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	656x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	537x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,946x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	990x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	762x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $549

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