MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	91.8% 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	99.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '23 at 20:36
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 236 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 776 72% 602 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.7.2 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 131 Parallax 192 94% 146 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 132 Splatting 88.9 87% 108 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0430A SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 220 119 137 123 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 450 Mixed 404 SusWrite 171 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 50.6 169% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 122 159% 286 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$158 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 2193 2224 1896 1502 1507 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,875 SusWrite 1,917 479% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 79 259% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1053 784% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 435%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 391GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 51 52 83 90 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 145 Write 149 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 77.7 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 37 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 32.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 103%

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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	71	60	144	23.8"	2560 1440	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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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) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,815x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,863x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,453x
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	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,933x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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