MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	99% 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	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 21:06
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Memory 31.5 1-Core 19.3 2-Core 40 19% 30.3 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 438 35% 310 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E409) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 208 103% 158 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 90.8 91% 114 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 114 585 361 214 285 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 949 Write 435 Mixed 123 SusWrite 341 101% 462 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 20.5 66% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 171 117% 147 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 277%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 136GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 317 326 342 376 368 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 434 Write 349 Mixed 332 SusWrite 337 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 14.9 69% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 38.8 61% 117 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 100%
Toshiba HDWD240 4TB 4,401 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3TB free Firmware: KQ000A Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 10.2 Mixed 21.6 4% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 4% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 20%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 186GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 331 337 357 396 384 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 360 Write 378 Mixed 254 SusWrite 350 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 21.6 69% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 116 97% 140 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 31.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.4 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 246 16% 246 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 137%

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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	7	5	144	27"	1280 720	AUS2722 VG27A

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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