MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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.
Boot Drive	333% 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 (13%). 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	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 02:50
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 269 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 773 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 140 Parallax 138 116% 140 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 122 Splatting 110 108% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S-2T00 2TB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 732GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 470 460 472 467 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 477 Mixed 333 SusWrite 466 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 51 170% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 245 212% 314 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
CT4000P3SSD8 4TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 295% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 2440 2434 2441 2414 2440 2479 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,923 Write 2,292 Mixed 2062 SusWrite 2,441 494% 2,179 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 76 262% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 763 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 308 299% 484 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 426%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 512GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 129 131 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 154 Write 162 Mixed 31 SusWrite 131 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 162GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 145 142 144 144 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 122 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 143 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 107%
331 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	7.06% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 0.7 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.2 6% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 45% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.06% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 37.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 33.8 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 162%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 0P 5R 6G 10B (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%	11	194	11	144	24"	1920 1017	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,808x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
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	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16