MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 77.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 893 83% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,269 78% 1,269 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 150 Parallax 162 121% 154 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 44 27 5.6 32 85 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 157 Mixed 134 SusWrite 53.6 136% 184 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 4.7 908% 5.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 166%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 217 218 217 218 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 31.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 98%

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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	60	32"	1280 720	PHL08E7 PHL BDM3270

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,762x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,444x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,928x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16