MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). 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	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 07:34
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 62.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 191 66% 119 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 440 46% 368 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.68 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 0.2 0% 10.9 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 47 43% 53.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$35 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 92 51 56 6.6 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 52.2 53% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL19-19-19 D4-2666 2x8GB 4,232 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 25.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 18.6 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 94%

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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	34	9	60	24"	1280 720	ACR08CC KC242Y A

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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) - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	6,605x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $255Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,337x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,560x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,213x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,094x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	943x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	562x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	452x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $39Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	435x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,662x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	831x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	641x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $789

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16