MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	32.7% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 290 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 106 Parallax 127 93% 116 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 118 Splatting 97.3 101% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 255 197 312 193 209 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.7% Below average	Read 136 Write 88.8 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 234 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 10.7 40% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.2 11% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 102%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 27GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1568 Write 1,595 Mixed 1,139 320% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 79.5 280% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,012 856% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 24GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 60 60 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 55.9 Write 55.4 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 58.8 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 43GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 75.1 Mixed 72 SusWrite 86.3 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 11GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 98 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	35% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 99.5 86% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 48GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 134 134 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 142 Write 134 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 133 139% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3600C16-8GVKC F4-3600C19-8GVRB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 40.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 34.5 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 8R 6G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	14%	118	172	48	60	20"	1920 1080	GSM4E9D W2043

History: Score 42: 5R 3G 8B | Score 61: 8R 6G 3B

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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	7,768x
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	1,920x
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 $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