MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	88.8% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 09:56
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 827 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700XT 50th Anniversary 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 142 Parallax 196 106% 156 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 133 Splatting 96 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c86 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 388 388 389 390 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 407 Write 382 Mixed 334 SusWrite 388 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 34.2 132% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 192 144% 190 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 99%
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 118GB free Firmware: 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 362 360 366 365 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 361 Mixed 299 SusWrite 360 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.4 149% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 281 231% 330 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 185 188 192 194 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 172 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 187 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 106%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 258GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 76 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 102 95% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB 9,947 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 35.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89% 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 0: 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	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	GSM772A LG QHD

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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