MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 898 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 186 Parallax 178 135% 176 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 181 Splatting 126 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,644 Write 2,465 Mixed 1,889 519% 2,333 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 92.5 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,138 855% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 150 123 106 99 92 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 439 Write 330 Mixed 307 SusWrite 149 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.6 157% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 151 137% 204 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 97%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 58 51 58 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 57.5 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 34 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 5R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	27%	55	312	242	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM0F58 C27JG5x

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,804x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,859x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,446x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,930x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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