MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 15:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 863 91% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 127 Parallax 167 95% 137 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 117 Splatting 85.5 81% 101 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 822 824 760 690 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,601 Write 1698 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 841 314% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 82.4 289% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 1,043 778% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 276%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 125GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 372 366 353 357 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 400 SusWrite 327 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.6 188% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 257 219% 322 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 918GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 144 138 135 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 191 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 138 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 106%

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 (62^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 38.3 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 38.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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	240	28.9"	1280 720	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	7,774x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,760x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,116x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,922x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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