MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	172% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '22 at 21:45
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 68.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 82% 154 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 749 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 90.1 Reflection 88.1 Parallax 82.9 73% 87 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 79 Splatting 70.2 69% 86.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 772 804 486 487 486 482 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,805 Write 1,677 Mixed 1,200 SusWrite 586 294% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 43.3 164% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 572 DQ Write 69.3 DQ Mixed 129 143% 257 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 311%
Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0 4TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free, PID 0415 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 141 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 166 Write 148 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 140 182% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 127% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 24.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 106%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,808x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
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	758x

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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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16