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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 12:21
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 734 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 422 426 426 427 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 429 Mixed 381 SusWrite 425 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40.6 151% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 164 147% 216 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 65GB free Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 264 47 10 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 416 Write 392 Mixed 335 SusWrite 122 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 37 134% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 149 134% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 529GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 180 177 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 151 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 180 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 9.8 11 9.3 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.7% Terrible	Read 14 Write 10.5 Mixed 5 SusWrite 9.7 12% 9.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 5.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 904 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

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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	7,759x
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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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