MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '24 at 00:55
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 170 2-Core 341 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 869 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 3553) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.32 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.9% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 84.5 Parallax 90.6 84% 92.7 fps	MRender 83.5 Gravity 75 Splatting 66.8 61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1534 Write 43.4 Mixed 880 177% 819 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 28.4 194% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 477 464% 724 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 270%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 110 Write 131 Mixed 75.9 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 57GB free, PID 5575 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 25.1 Write 13.2 Mixed 10 18% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.3 207% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3600C18-8GVK F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3600C18-8GVK 32GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 39 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 36 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 45: 0P 5R 6G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	42%	31	205	32	60	21.5"	1920 1057	ACR06AB SB220Q

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,543x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	915x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	578x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	604x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	413x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	309x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	177x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	139x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $39	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