MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	190% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 74.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 298 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 934 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1389 86% 1389 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 262 Parallax 294 234% 281 fps	MRender 335 Gravity 241 Splatting 163 192% 246 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB 9,143 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 203 169 168 173 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 914 Mixed 986 SusWrite 198 198% 895 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 76.9 272% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 565 487% 709 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 190%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 647GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 173 172 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 149 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U8S8HC-8XR 2x8GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 28.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 28.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73% 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 60: 5R 8G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	12%	198	338	273	240	27"	1920 1080	ACR0746 XB273 GX

History: Score 63: 8R 5G 8B | Score 60: 5R 8G 11B

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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