MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 44% Speed boat


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 15:35
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	37%

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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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 55.9 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 175 52% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 592 53% 446 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.4% Good	Lighting 89.4 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 77.2 73% 84.8 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 73.2 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 359 319 358 331 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 416 Write 334 Mixed 244 SusWrite 336 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 20 69% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 280 222% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 10GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 109 108 115 116 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 88.3 Mixed 58 SusWrite 109 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 192 192 192 190 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 190 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 906GB free Firmware: DEM8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 101 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 46 Write 72.3 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 104 45% 62 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 350% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.6% Above average	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 17.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 140 28% 140 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 119%

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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	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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