MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 22:26
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 254 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 834 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 146 Parallax 143 118% 144 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 4.4 73 61 56 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 507 Write 352 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 97.8 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 7.1 DQ Mixed 0.3 24% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 92%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 493GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 463 462 457 423 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 469 Mixed 408 SusWrite 437 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.1 185% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 290 241% 347 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 120GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 64.4 Write 64.2 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 65.7 75% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 9,262 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 32.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	165	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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