MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	305% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 08:57
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$80 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 873 89% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 141 Parallax 141 115% 141 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 141 Splatting 130 112% 137 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 662 649 660 657 659 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,521 SusWrite 686 399% 1,789 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 97.9 338% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 1226 927% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 340%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 585GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 489 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 488 Mixed 457 SusWrite 489 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 68.7 227% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 371 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 36.2 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 37.5 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 3R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	33%	30	56	6	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F 27GL850

History: Score 1: 0R 0G 1B | Score 38: 5R 4G 1B | Score 26: 3R 2G 5B

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $540

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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