MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.2% 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	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$84 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 (97^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 820 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 113 Parallax 105 88% 108 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 86.1 83% 104 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 142 225 139 205 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 349 Write 104 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 228 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 11.9 56% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 29.1 18% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 98%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 787GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 1713 1716 1707 1705 1707 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,127 Write 1,714 Mixed 1,270 SusWrite 1,710 331% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 79 284% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 870 666% 887 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 299%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 335GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 77 76 77 75 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 66 SusWrite 75.5 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,253 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 35.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 2R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	22%	18	110	9	60	31.5"	2560 1440	VSCE635 VX3276-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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,929x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16