MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	145% 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	95.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 06:29
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 76.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 299 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 859 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,376 85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 180 Parallax 178 171% 189 fps	MRender 219 Gravity 141 Splatting 120 126% 160 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 123 181 186 138 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 364 Mixed 153 SusWrite 162 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41 166% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 109 145% 264 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 893GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 146 164 153 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 139 Write 170 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 153 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 28.3 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 23.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 6R 5G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	51%	41	316	251	144	24.5"	1920 1080	HPN3426 OMEN by HP 25

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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	7,768x
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	977x
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