MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210513
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 12:29
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75 104,122 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 365 47% 353 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 120GB SSD 120GB 960 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07373 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 394 Mixed 365 89% 401 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 40.8 151% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 147 132% 194 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 94%
Colorful CN700 1TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 362% 352GB free Firmware: SN09742 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 2075 1956 2091 1436 591 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2380 Write 2,154 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,712 458% 2,037 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 71.2 226% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 980 737% 993 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 499%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 9GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 128 136 141 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 70 SusWrite 133 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 100GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 91 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 91.2 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 32.3 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 109%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,536x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	911x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	577x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	600x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	308x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	176x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $502

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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