MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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.
Boot Drive	106% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '22 at 05:46
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 68.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 887 85% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,405 87% 1,405 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FF6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 124% 146 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 131 Splatting 113 110% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 435 433 442 440 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 430 Mixed 320 SusWrite 424 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.4 153% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 271 227% 329 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 42GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 134 135 133 129 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 311 Write 209 Mixed 208 SusWrite 144 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 24.7 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 55.8 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 53.5 42% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 45GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 144 146 149 141 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 113 Write 102 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 143 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 114%
Seagate ST4000NE001-2MA101 4TB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 229 228 230 231 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 24.1 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 23.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 119%

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

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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