MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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	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 (19%). 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	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220705
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 12:03
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 71.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 257 84% 155 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 844 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 111 Parallax 117 101% 117 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.3 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB 3,338 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 44 51 53 51 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 1,138 Write 764 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 97.7 115% 524 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 45.9 160% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 43 DQ Mixed 79.4 85% 150 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 243%
Seagate ST3160812SV 160GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 101GB free Firmware: 3.ACP SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 41 42 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 50 Write 55.4 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 41.7 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 38%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 175GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 89 89 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 52.2 Write 62.9 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 89 44% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 609GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 164 164 165 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 149 Write 136 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 161 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 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	66.5% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 25.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 23 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 97.7 41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,810x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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