MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.7% 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	162% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140 16,466 User benchmarks, average bench 81% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 86% 159 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 713 79% 625 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 131 Parallax 123 94% 123 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 104 Splatting 101 102% 129 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 48 56 41 69 290 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1347 Write 891 Mixed 819 SusWrite 99 175% 789 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.9 257% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 224 253% 419 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 242%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 531GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 102 97 102 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 135 Write 100 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 98.1 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 111% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 162 156 162 158 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 178 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 158 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB 25,190 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.4% Very good	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 31.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 29.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 6R 5G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	18%	65	99	5	60	23.8"	1920 1080	AUS24D1 ASUS VA24E

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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	7,768x
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