MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	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, 2 years ago, 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 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 12:14
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 288 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 876 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FEB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 156 Parallax 158 132% 158 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 136 Splatting 121 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,366 Write 2,292 Mixed 1,516 389% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 78.1 262% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,015 711% 885 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 146GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 428 318 319 318 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 468 SusWrite 365 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.3 205% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Seagate One Touch HDD 4TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 125 127 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 95.6 Write 116 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 125 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 605GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 115 115 118 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 76.7 Write 95.2 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 114 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 815GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 137 139 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 108 SusWrite 139 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3300820SCE 300GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 233GB free Firmware: 3.ACH SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 72.5 Write 68.7 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 76 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 32.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 32.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 102%

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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	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix AG32CQ

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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	7,767x
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