MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231014
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '24 at 19:46
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$83 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 76.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 255 85% 156 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 790 77% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 884F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (120 fps cap detected)	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 120 Parallax 120 98% 120 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 120 Splatting 115 97% 118 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,414 Write 1474 Mixed 1,118 298% 1,336 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 44.3 208% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,095 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 466 442% 706 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 106GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 78 77 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 54.5 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 78.7 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 104 103 104 113 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 79 Write 112 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 113 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 149% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 29.8 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 28 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 111%

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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	70	58	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,775x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,440x
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	652x
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	1,923x
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 $254	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 $163	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