MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.3% 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	228% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 15:25
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 801 87% 690 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 510.10 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 100 81% 103 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 96.1 79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 591 574 594 594 604 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,057 Write 1,872 Mixed 1465 SusWrite 616 336% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 69.7 228% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,193 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 718 557% 785 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 296%
Seagate ST2000NM0033 59Y5483 59Y5551IBMV 2TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: BB58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 159 160 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 89 SusWrite 157 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 409GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 56 54 56 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 100 Write 59.2 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 54.3 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 700GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.1 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 38.1 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 10,593 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 38 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 35 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 103%

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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	8	6	75	23.8"	1280 720	VSC3933 VX2481-mh

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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