MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.3% 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	79.5% 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.

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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 269 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 738 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 123 Parallax 158 87% 130 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 111 Splatting 76.8 76% 94.6 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK62B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 0.8 1.9 122 115 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 307 Write 246 Mixed 336 SusWrite 123 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 38.8 158% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 187 162% 239 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 874GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 843 847 851 851 850 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1140 Write 1,262 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 919 252% 1115 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75.5 259% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 992 781% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 122GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 120 122 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 141 Write 116 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 121 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 2x8GB 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 32.3 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 4R 7G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	48%	42	317	250	60	32"	1920 1080	VES3700 32W_LCD_TV

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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