MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	96.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '24 at 10:11
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 66.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 232 77% 142 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 692 67% 552 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.2% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 111 Parallax 115 102% 117 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 100 Splatting 87.4 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ASP580SS-120GM 120GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0724S SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 344 Write 119 Mixed 146 SusWrite 124 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 15 87% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 24.5 42% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 79%
WDC WD40EFAX-68JH4N1 4TB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 115 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 177 Write 174 Mixed 96 SusWrite 113 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 1 51% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.7 2% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 38%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 222 224 224 224 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 282 Write 169 Mixed 122 SusWrite 224 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 1.3 78% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 7.8 DQ Mixed 0.8 2% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 22GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,405 Write 2,080 Mixed 2,176 495% 2,220 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 88.6 282% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,136 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 465 446% 717 MB/s
Poor: 206% Great: 442%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1E3200C16 CMK16GX4M1E3200C16 24GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 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
3%	17%	6	216	58	120	34"	1280 720	XMI3447 Mi Monitor

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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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,773x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,760x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,116x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,922x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16