MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220322
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 25 '22 at 21:03
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 880 93% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Palit(1569 2489) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 174 Parallax 187 156% 184 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 138 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK62B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 143 165 97 116 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 276 Write 369 Mixed 260 SusWrite 138 59% 261 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 25.9 94% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 68.6 DQ Mixed 114 91% 132 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 95 109 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 171 Write 174 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 105 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 119 106 117 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 117 Write 101 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 117 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 167 146 170 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 158 Mixed 67 SusWrite 163 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 302% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB 58,684 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 29.6 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 111%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,929x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16