MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


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 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	160% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '22 at 23:34
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 3800X-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 71.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 287 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 1,006 91% 763 Pts	64-Core 1455 90% 1455 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3163) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 113 Parallax 128 103% 123 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 113 Splatting 103 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Digifast ACE Series 256GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 256 263 261 251 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,047 Write 1226 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 279 202% 898 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 72.6 241% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 325 310% 501 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 211%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 24GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 463 Mixed 439 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 53.5 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 298 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 25GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,720 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,859 427% 1,901 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 78.9 264% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 972 735% 989 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 49GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 85 85 81 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 82.6 Write 86.9 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 82.9 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$44 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 38GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 82 82 78 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 65.3 Write 62.9 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 80.1 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 76%
OCZ-VERT EX4 256GB 14GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 219 Write 243 Mixed 193 282% 218 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 20 1,604% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 27.7 DQ Mixed 21.7 1,754% 23.1 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 25.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 24.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 120%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,814x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,863x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,453x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,933x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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