MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	203% 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.
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '22 at 01:07
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 275 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 841 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$580 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4085) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 381 Parallax 295 247% 326 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 223 Splatting 174 192% 245 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 512GB SSD 512GB 10,530 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 156 157 149 143 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 386 Write 143 Mixed 158 SusWrite 153 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 12.3 55% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 7.7 DQ Mixed 16.4 12% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 313%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 163GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 892 866 920 920 563 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,465 Write 2,106 Mixed 1,387 SusWrite 935 333% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60.4 201% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,012 785% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 370%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB 3,164 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 323GB free Firmware: GKAOA94A SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 53.9 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 81.8 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 3000 C16 Series CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 35.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 33.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,829x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,769x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,301x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,935x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	982x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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