MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	234% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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	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 (14%). 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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '24 at 14:04
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 273 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 840 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 220% Sapphire(1DA2 471E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	234% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 403 Parallax 626 239% 441 fps	MRender 467 Gravity 250 Splatting 445 321% 387 fps
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 249%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 446 1093 422 1023 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 834 Write 250 Mixed 952 SusWrite 756 157% 698 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 79.1 274% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,082 808% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 169 183 188 182 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 104 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 182 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 38 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 38.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 145%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 0P 3R 0G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	21%	33	209	58	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2790 U2790B

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 5,977 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,540x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	914x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	577x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	601x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
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 $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	138x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $501

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	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