MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 121% 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 00:12
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 68.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 245 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 812 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,369 85% 1,369 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 199 Parallax 192 181% 204 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 369 Mixed 391 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 45.4 155% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 239 199% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 17GB free Firmware: UH510000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 456 Write 385 Mixed 304 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 10.9 65% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 85.9 DQ Mixed 12.2 33% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 546GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 147 149 148 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 75 Mixed 104 SusWrite 147 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 622GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 90 85 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 120 Write 130 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 88.6 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 28GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 29 33 40 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 94 Write 85.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 36.1 87% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 24.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 76: 9R 8G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
76%	47%	51	323	259	170	26.9"	2560 1440	GBT270D M27Q

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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