MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 20:20
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	MLT-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 242 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 774 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 1,001 62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 66.8 55% 69.1 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 65.7 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 114 114 114 117 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 271 Write 106 Mixed 289 SusWrite 168 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 44.5 163% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 221 187% 271 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 102%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 31GB free Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 316 319 322 325 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 489 Write 320 Mixed 224 SusWrite 321 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 15 111% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 85 104% 180 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 848GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 195 196 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 193 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.8 6 5.9 5.9 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	4.84% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.2 8% 7.68 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.84% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 33.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.2% 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 60: 5R 7G 14B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	62%	42	319	251	165	23.8"	2048 1152	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,531x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	906x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	574x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	598x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	407x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	283x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $501

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