MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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.
Boot Drive	343% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 08:44
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 297 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 968 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 110 Parallax 124 98% 119 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 112 Splatting 103 104% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 2 119GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 111GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 147 142 176 180 181 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 461 Write 400 Mixed 398 SusWrite 160 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 16.5 72% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 26.1 34% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 78%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2352 811 812 814 812 811 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,737 Write 2,548 Mixed 1932 SusWrite 1,068 464% 2,071 MB/s	4K Read 76.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 106 354% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,273 963% 1,293 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 355%
Amd-raid Array 1 2TB 2,905 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 163 158 184 188 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 789 Write 778 Mixed 350 SusWrite 172 116% 522 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 5.4 67% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 58.3 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 25.9 118% 245 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 448%
Amd-raid Array 3 4TB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 188 197 193 196 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 52.8 Write 105 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 188 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.2 144% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 196%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 38.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 39.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 114%

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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	9	7	100	29.1"	1280 720	KGN2900 KAMN29UHWLA

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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