MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	1.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '22 at 06:49
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 71.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 260 85% 157 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 772 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 272 Reflection 241 Parallax 269 221% 261 fps	MRender 307 Gravity 232 Splatting 172 186% 237 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2007 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,859 461% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 75.4 261% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 1,070 806% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 68GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 369 242 204 168 146 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 476 Mixed 384 SusWrite 267 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.7 199% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 364 275% 370 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 471GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 131 120 123 107 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 146 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 125 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.6 378% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 136%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 161 162 163 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 132 Write 140 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 161 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 204% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.4% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 24.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 19.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 98.8 40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 108%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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 $40Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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