MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 20:08
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 79.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 918 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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 (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 155 Parallax 156 132% 158 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% 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% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,412 Write 2,314 Mixed 1,477 391% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 78.6 261% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,021 718% 899 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 46GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 318 315 268 263 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 468 SusWrite 313 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.8 203% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 372 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Seagate One Touch HDD 4TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 125 128 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 99 Write 113 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 125 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 605GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 80.7 Write 102 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 116 59% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 719GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 134 134 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 133 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3300820SCE 300GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 233GB free Firmware: 3.ACH SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 70.3 Write 70 Mixed 43 SusWrite 76.1 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.1% 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 (53^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 32.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 31.6 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.5% 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	8	6	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	7,782x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16