MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	192% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 00:48
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 275 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 782 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,014 63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.2% Good	Lighting 82 Reflection 83.8 Parallax 80.2 67% 82 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 70.8 68% 85.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 808 8.1 184 48 55 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,436 Write 919 Mixed 899 SusWrite 326 199% 895 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 78.6 283% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 223 283% 485 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 146 145 148 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 90.4 Write 121 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 145 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 33.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 33 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 7R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	29%	42	278	156	165	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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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	7,780x
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	1,296x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16