MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	185% 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 (14%). 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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '23 at 14:11
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 743 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 91 Parallax 85.5 76% 90 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 80.4 Splatting 71.9 71% 89 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 217 191 182 175 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 2,161 Write 519 Mixed 624 SusWrite 201 190% 876 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 57.8 186% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 477 401% 583 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 271%
Micron M TFDDAK256TDL 256GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 203GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 326 218 222 221 220 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 323 Write 391 Mixed 348 SusWrite 262 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 27.7 90% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 150 113% 152 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 669GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 150 152 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 155 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 151 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 510 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 52.2 Write 35 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 35.4 50% 39 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 69% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 25 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 109%

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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)

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	53	75	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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 $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,812x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
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: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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