MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83% 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	89.1% 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	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.

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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '23 at 23:05
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 849 79% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 172 Parallax 174 86% 150 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 115 Splatting 80.3 78% 97.6 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 160 161 162 162 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 490 Write 181 Mixed 228 SusWrite 168 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 36.6 155% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 188 164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 129%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 171GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 586 579 579 591 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,076 Write 2,352 Mixed 1,983 SusWrite 734 401% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 80.8 282% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 1,153 872% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 300%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 96GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 48 49 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 61 Write 59.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 48.6 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 57%
Rsh-319 ASM1153E 3TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 403GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 98 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 163 Write 168 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 96.7 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 106%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 90GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 57 55 52 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 75 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 58 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 62%

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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 36.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 31.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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	71	60	120	43.8"	1280 720	SPT1160 Sceptre T44

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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 $140Bench 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