MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 11:29
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 736 69% 575 Pts	64-Core 1272 79% 1272 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Asus(1043 04F2) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 236 Parallax 412 177% 288 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 152 Splatting 257 208% 256 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 192 Write 101 Mixed 124 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 17.6 76% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 58.4 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 79 63% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 245GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 127 127 127 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 154 Write 121 Mixed 77 SusWrite 125 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 33 32 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 31.8 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 31.2 23% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 196% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.9 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

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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) - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,821x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,767x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	532x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,934x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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 $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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