MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	172% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 18:18
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 820 83% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 92 Reflection 92.6 Parallax 87.2 75% 90.6 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 81.8 Splatting 73.6 73% 91.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 50 54 53 52 53 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 883 Mixed 831 SusWrite 81.6 174% 787 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 78.1 278% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 222 282% 483 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 242%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 334GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 443 455 464 365 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 470 Mixed 446 SusWrite 422 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.3 187% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 294 243% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 246GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 117 117 116 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 160 Write 125 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 116 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,232 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 30.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 9R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	52%	33	325	261	120	27"	1920 1080	ACR074F KG271 P

History: Score 28: 3R 4G 1B | Score 57: 9R 2G 6B

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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	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 $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