MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	220% 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.
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 (25%). 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 05:13
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 70.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 282 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 985 90% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,405 87% 1,405 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-GRE 134 User benchmarks, average bench 196% Gigabyte(1458 2410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 354 Parallax 570 243% 408 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 254 Splatting 361 262% 314 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 228%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$72 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1430 Write 1896 Mixed 1,562 366% 1,629 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 73.9 252% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,144 867% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 295%
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: W0220A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 413 417 422 419 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 429 Mixed 390 SusWrite 418 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 26.7 144% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 46.4 93% 182 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 170 169 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 115 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 168 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 23.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 112%

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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	36	4	170	27"	2560 1440	GBT270D M27Q

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,542x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	915x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	577x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	601x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	309x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	177x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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	513x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	138x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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