MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '21 at 18:09
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5600X-$150 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 74.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 95% 181 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 888 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,019 63% 1,019 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 175 Parallax 163 127% 164 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 162 Splatting 114 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 249 262 274 269 259 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.4% Poor	Read 122 Write 60.9 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 261 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 4.6 18% 6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 235 232 239 240 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 466 Mixed 361 SusWrite 261 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.5 201% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 278 205% 267 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 152GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 86 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 88.3 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 218GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 115 117 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 108 SusWrite 116 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 13,446 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 25.4 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 25.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 111%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,528x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	905x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	572x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	596x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	407x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	169x
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	510x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	283x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16