MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 06:43
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 77.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 934 88% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,364 84% 1,364 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8811) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 116 Parallax 120 107% 122 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 97.2 Splatting 86.5 85% 107 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB 10,140 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21106000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,477 Write 911 Mixed 936 245% 1,108 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68 242% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 578 492% 711 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 189%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$179 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 441 451 458 471 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 460 Mixed 440 SusWrite 420 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 61.7 203% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 372 280% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 136%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 179GB free Firmware: MS2OA8S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 137 140 136 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 131 Mixed 20 SusWrite 135 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 1x16GB 2,876 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 61%

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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	56	144	27"	1280 720	AUS2785 VG27B

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,535x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	911x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	576x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	599x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	308x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	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