MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	43.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 11:15
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 69.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 90% 170 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 858 80% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% PNY(196E 1335) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 170 Parallax 176 142% 173 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 158 Splatting 124 123% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 960GB 3,578 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 657GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0513B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 414 429 436 386 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 400 Write 391 Mixed 14 SusWrite 282 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 13.8 DQ Mixed 0.2 24% 63.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 106%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 830GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 472 242 157 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 263 Mixed 411 SusWrite 276 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 49.5 174% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 368 278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 932GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 200 204 202 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 132 Write 155 Mixed 77 SusWrite 200 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2D3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2D3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 25.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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 $295	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