MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 51.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 218 68% 129 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 645 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 128GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 431 429 378 392 374 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 416 Mixed 378 SusWrite 406 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 29.8 100% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 290 240% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 125%
Seagate OneTouch SSD 500GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 193GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 311 143 63 105 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 339 Write 287 Mixed 264 SusWrite 168 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 16.8 58% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 139 108% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 96 91 90 94 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 182 Write 182 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 89.2 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 137 137 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 136 146% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G BL8G26C16U4B.8FD CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 BL8G26C16U4B.8FD 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.4% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 23.6 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 12.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 157 26% 157 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

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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	7,767x
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