MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.1% 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	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 02:13
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 5500-$99 5,540 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 71.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 303 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 844 89% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$236 24,161 User benchmarks, average bench 86% ASRock(1849 5217) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 84.8 Reflection 132 Parallax 171 69% 129 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 88.8 Splatting 151 116% 142 fps
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$20 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 380 147 6.6 123 95 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 494 Write 439 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 163 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 0.7 62% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 1 51% 121 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 92%
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 114GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 174 107 109 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 449 Write 408 Mixed 348 SusWrite 171 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 41 158% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 186 152% 215 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$41 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 651GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 96 96 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 88.5 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 94.8 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 108GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 51.4 Write 34.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 34.6 46% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 98 41% 98 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	144	23.5"	1920 1080	LEN65FD LEN G24-10

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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 $111Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	6,366x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $285Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,249x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $230Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,499x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,166x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 99%, 461,061 samples	1,053x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $228Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	915x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	542x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	434x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	421x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,603x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	794x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	618x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $869

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16