MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 02:26
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 836 75% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 21.8 18% 21.1 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 17.5 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 363 358 362 360 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 491 Mixed 446 SusWrite 369 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.5 218% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 373 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 116GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 495 387 280 280 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 494 Mixed 446 SusWrite 369 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 46.5 172% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 79GB free Firmware: UE5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 107 71 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 458 Write 204 Mixed 268 SusWrite 114 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 20.1 82% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 86.5 DQ Mixed 42.4 48% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 55%

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 below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.2% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 21.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.2% 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 28: 3R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	56%	18	249	193	50	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F1C BenQ RL2455

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
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	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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