MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (31%). 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	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '23 at 16:58
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 286 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 973 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,453 90% 1,453 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 194 Parallax 186 173% 197 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 124% 154 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Wd_black SN750 S 1TB 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 979 443 485 479 485 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Sandisk S3 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 64GB free Firmware: 4150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 132 88 134 75 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 450 Write 461 Mixed 254 SusWrite 130 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 21.4 99% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.5 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 67.3 73% 118 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 598GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 159 156 167 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 171 Mixed 79 SusWrite 162 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 3x8GB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 35.4 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 34.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 101%

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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	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F66 BenQ EX3203R

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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 $171	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