MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230707
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 13:24
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 5600X-$142 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 75.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 95% 179 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 908 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 89.6 Reflection 91.7 Parallax 91.7 73% 91 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 78.4 Splatting 73.1 70% 88.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,529 Write 2,358 Mixed 1,799 496% 2,229 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 80.9 267% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 918 690% 928 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Ramsta S800 128GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 100GB free Firmware: RY29V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 377 381 370 383 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 490 Write 398 Mixed 370 SusWrite 380 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 15.7 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 20.1 63% 131 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 25.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 25.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 110%

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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	69	57	165	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA6 MSI MAG272CQR

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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	7,772x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,757x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,851x

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	1,114x

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	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16