MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 days ago, 12 days ago, 12 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 12:18
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 198 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 596 59% 482 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.9% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 102 Parallax 106 87% 105 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 87.1 83% 104 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 256GB 4,055 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1125A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 119 103 54 90 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 386 Write 349 Mixed 298 SusWrite 88.4 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 16.7 82% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 30.7 60% 119 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 46GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 46 52 22 66 24 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.3% Poor	Read 225 Write 112 Mixed 122 SusWrite 50.8 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 12.5 51% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 39.5 DQ Mixed 33.1 26% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 717GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 172 169 165 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 79.5 Write 106 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 170 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 44% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 32.6 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 0P 5R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	21%	94	182	7	144	27.2"	1920 1009	GSM5BB8 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	7,782x
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	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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