MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '24 at 13:17
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 797 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 144 Splatting 120 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 73GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2484 Write 2,329 Mixed 1,683 482% 2,165 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 80.8 272% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,171 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 1,032 771% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 495 Write 241 Mixed 285 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.4 153% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 232 197% 291 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1707 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 39 Write 40.2 Mixed 35.8 29% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 854 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 37.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 35.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 0P 5R 8G 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
51%	45%	33	100	59	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27E3 ASUS VG278HE

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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) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,816x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,864x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,453x
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	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	532x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,934x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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