MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	154% 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	155% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (62%). 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	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '22 at 15:49
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 124 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 732 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 213 Parallax 204 185% 214 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB 5,487 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 231800WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 179 147 148 112 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,078 Write 889 Mixed 1032 SusWrite 225 180% 806 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 51.1 188% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 906 679% 908 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 226%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 10GB free Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 337 Write 332 Mixed 336 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.4 45% 11.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 163 152 163 162 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 150 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 156 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 726GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 188 189 192 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 139 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 190 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 CM4X8GD3200C16K2E BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 37 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 37.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 30.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,860x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,449x
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	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

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	757x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16