MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.
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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 17:56
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 868 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Sapphire(174B A632) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 176 Parallax 162 144% 172 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A240G 240GB 518 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580A SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 46 46 47 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 77%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 323GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 6.6 6.1 6 6.8 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 513 Write 275 Mixed 324 SusWrite 55.4 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 44% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 91%
Ct240bx5 0 240GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 64GB free Firmware: M6C SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 14 7.6 230 7.6 45 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 524 Write 449 Mixed 399 SusWrite 124 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 26.7 150% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 37.4 80% 161 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 19GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 54.7 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 61.4 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 26GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 77.3 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.1 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.8 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

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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	60	33.1"	1280 701	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

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) $30	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