MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	92.3% 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.

Run History

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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 06:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 852 85% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2316) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 139 Parallax 206 112% 161 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 140 Splatting 92.4 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 171 167 155 157 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 222 Mixed 226 SusWrite 165 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.8 158% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 145 151% 250 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 101%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 333GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 466 472 471 469 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 487 Mixed 332 SusWrite 472 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54 189% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 199 191% 301 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 751GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 154 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 161 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB 4,455 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 43.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 41.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 116%

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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	10	7	60	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 55R613CA

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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	7,788x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,854x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16