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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

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 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 135 57% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 536 46% 397 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFR200240G 240GB 2,078 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000056R8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 63 154 127 90 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 469 Write 408 Mixed 361 SusWrite 138 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 28.6 100% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 151 143% 226 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 96%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 111GB free Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 102 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 419 Write 270 Mixed 278 SusWrite 119 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 17.4 70% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 41.9 48% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 53%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 465GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 819 817 810 807 814 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 1,541 Mixed 1,182 SusWrite 924 287% 1276 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 48.4 164% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 737 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 645 477% 633 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 276%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 116 119 117 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 105 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4RL.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4RL.M8FE 16GB 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 33.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 28.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns

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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	3	1	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 98%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
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	1,291x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $300	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