MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 05:09
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 3700X-$199 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 68.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 918 88% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 116 Parallax 130 112% 128 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,998 Write 2,102 Mixed 1,667 429% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 75.3 266% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1,058 803% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 184% Great: 288%
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6GB free Firmware: P1025F8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 402 Mixed 402 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.5 163% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 164 147% 214 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 127GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 210 204 208 179 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 403 Write 228 Mixed 270 SusWrite 196 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 23.3 77% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 81.4 DQ Mixed 93.8 84% 130 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 622GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 191 193 194 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 148 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 194 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2400C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 25.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 27.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 79%

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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	65	53	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0E41 C27FG7x

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,954x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,892x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,482x
RX 5700-XTAMD $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,321x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,140x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	661x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	542x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	532x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,960x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	999x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	766x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $604

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