MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	302% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 258 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 879 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.4% Good	Lighting 86.3 Reflection 87.3 Parallax 74.9 70% 82.8 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 79.1 Splatting 70.9 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 1117 1054 1125 1007 921 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,697 SusWrite 1,078 422% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 87.8 293% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,195 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 984 738% 994 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 622GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 134 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 109%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 159 158 160 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 145 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 159 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 37.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 37.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 128%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,829x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,769x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,301x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,935x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16