MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	282% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '23 at 15:54
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (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 5 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 168 2-Core 308 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 826 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 199 Parallax 198 177% 205 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 148 Splatting 131 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 776 536 549 552 550 552 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 1477 Mixed 1,302 SusWrite 586 321% 1,451 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 94.8 314% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,109 843% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 293%
Kingston SNV2S2000G 2TB 16,715 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 2TB free Firmware: ELFK1N.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 1361 1362 1362 1361 1362 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,165 Write 1,372 Mixed 1,253 SusWrite 1,356 291% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 78.8 280% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1,205 900% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 394%
Truenas iSCSI Disk 215GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 200GB free Firmware: 370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 74 73 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 85 Write 83.5 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 76.1 19% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 13.8 46% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 80.6 DQ Write 67.3 DQ Mixed 51.1 44% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 35.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 37.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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	72	60	240	27.7"	1280 720	ACR0585 Acer XB272

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,833x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,771x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,302x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,936x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	983x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16