MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	184% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	289% 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	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 14:04
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 868 88% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,361 84% 1,361 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612); zotac trinity oc CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 240 Parallax 268 216% 257 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 224 Splatting 167 182% 232 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 562GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1007 989 950 732 886 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,481 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 986 410% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 83.9 281% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 953 712% 955 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Corsair Force GS 120GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 8GB free Firmware: 5.07 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 310 Write 175 Mixed 212 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 38.1 146% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 132 115% 169 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 84%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 137GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 282 468 465 453 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 410 SusWrite 433 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 44.2 158% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 223 203% 309 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 64GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 80 86 77 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 73 Write 85.3 Mixed 20 SusWrite 84.5 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 100GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 116 Write 132 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 116 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 106%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 159 160 154 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 156 Write 163 Mixed 131 SusWrite 158 208% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 37.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 80: 10R 6G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
80%	55%	51	307	242	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM0F58 C27JG5x

History: Score 34: 2R 5G 9B | Score 80: 10R 6G 12B

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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