MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 05:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 76.5 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 182 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 612 57% 473 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 110 56 45 52 32 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.4% Below average	Read 49 Write 172 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 61.9 17% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 21.4 92% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 97.8 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 161 115% 144 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 85 86 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	9.58% Terrible	Read 69 Write 72.5 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 84.3 17% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.4 5% 3.03 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 9.58% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 232GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 132 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 66 SusWrite 133 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 74%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 27GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.3 7.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 7.6 17% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.6 200% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 103%

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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	7,769x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,292x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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