MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (17%). 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	17 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '24 at 02:14
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 250 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 790 76% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 223 Parallax 243 208% 240 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 219 Splatting 174 186% 237 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 299 306 307 307 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 500 Write 276 Mixed 259 SusWrite 302 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 30.7 106% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 84.5 72% 109 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 327GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 199 79 137 483 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 112 Mixed 415 SusWrite 243 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.5 160% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 367 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 134GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1078 1045 1014 984 962 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 1,846 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,069 401% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 83 276% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,051 DQ Mixed 1,167 874% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,614 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 27.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 23 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 118%

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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	66	52	144	27"	1280 720	GBT2708 G27F

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,784x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
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	1,925x
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 $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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16