MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.9% 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	280% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 days ago, 15 days ago, 15 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 13:32
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 833 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$435 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 154 Parallax 133 96% 135 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 113 Splatting 111 98% 122 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$35 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 853 855 866 868 870 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,334 Mixed 1618 SusWrite 893 411% 1,838 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 72.6 245% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 1102 824% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 571GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 152 155 154 155 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 102 SusWrite 154 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$53 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 195 197 202 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 149 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 194 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 37.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 36.7 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 116%

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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	216	60	240	27"	2560 1440	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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 $100Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,111x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,502x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,689x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,293x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,175x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	1,007x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	596x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	493x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $49Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	468x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,783x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	891x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	686x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $698

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $316	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $29
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $399	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16