MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	160% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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 II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 290 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 718 78% 617 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.61 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 197 Parallax 217 176% 210 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 220 Splatting 171 172% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,722 Write 486 Mixed 388 255% 1,199 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 72 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 584 494% 745 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 309%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 209GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 99 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 91.7 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 98.2 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 89GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 79 76 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 51 Write 77.4 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 79.6 58% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 234% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 66%
Brother DCP-J4120DW 1GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.65% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 1 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 1.4 2% 1.45 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.65% Great: 1%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 33 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 112%

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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 $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,539x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	913x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	577x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	601x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	309x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	176x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	138x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16