MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	177% 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	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.

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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 787 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.2% Very good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 82.2 72% 86.1 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.6 69% 86.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 508 179 281 695 334 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 2,122 Mixed 888 SusWrite 525 306% 1,373 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 54.3 199% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 56.7 60% 93.4 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 372%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 55GB free Firmware: SBFMK1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 17 30 17 35 17 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.1% Poor	Read 226 Write 110 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 36.8 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.5 32% 8.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 100%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 117GB free Firmware: 5.0.7b SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 106 107 108 101 104 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.3% Above average	Read 200 Write 136 Mixed 178 SusWrite 107 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 32.4 138% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 94.1 DQ Mixed 34.5 34% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 80%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 34GB free Firmware: 6.0.3b SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 91 78 82 80 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.1% Above average	Read 261 Write 114 Mixed 156 SusWrite 84 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 32.6 132% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 29.3 34% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 96GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 141 159 152 131 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 152 Write 132 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 145 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 1x16GB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 20.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 64%

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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	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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