MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	94% 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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '23 at 22:17
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	91%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,170 107% 897 Pts	64-Core 2,125 132% 2,125 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4767) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 236 Parallax 194 184% 219 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 147 Splatting 130 124% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 339 379 79 181 107 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 464 Mixed 393 SusWrite 223 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 44.9 152% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 253 207% 294 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 115%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 57GB free Firmware: SBFM6C.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 184 107 109 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 455 Write 418 Mixed 336 SusWrite 171 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 38.6 142% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 210 182% 268 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 95%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 27GB free Firmware: SBFM6C.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 141 61 55 54 89 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.8% Below average	Read 204 Write 103 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 136 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 14.9 60% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 20.6 DQ Write 22.7 DQ Mixed 21.1 16% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 95%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 50GB free Firmware: SBFM6C.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 167 108 107 107 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 285 Write 98.6 Mixed 102 SusWrite 182 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 25.9 88% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 60.4 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 126 81% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 95%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 54 Write 31.8 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 37.4 28% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3600C18-8GVK CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3600C18-8GVK 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 52 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 39.7 124% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 35.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 0P 4R 5G 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
35%	20%	45	133	59	240	26.5"	1920 1080	GSM5B8E LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $60Bench 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