MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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	80.9% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 12:30
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$81 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 below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 235 79% 145 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 773 75% 617 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$273 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.9% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 92.8 Parallax 87.9 82% 93.6 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 84.9 80% 99.6 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 425 440 454 464 465 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 428 Mixed 407 SusWrite 447 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 44.5 147% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 291 240% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 28.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 24.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% 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	22	1	240	27"	1920 1027	AOC2702 27G2G8

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 5,990 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,543x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	916x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	578x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	604x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	413x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	309x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	177x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	139x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $476

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16