MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '23 at 18:22
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$275 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 986 92% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,478 91% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.9.2 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 58 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 80.5 47% 65.7 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 44.3 46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 105 107 127 72 85 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50% Average	Read 218 Write 74.3 Mixed 182 SusWrite 103 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 15.1 79% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 429 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 267 194% 262 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 332%
XPG GAMMIX S11 P 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 920GB free Firmware: 32B2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 279 284 251 225 193 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.7% Excellent	Read 332 Write 374 Mixed 351 SusWrite 246 74% 326 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.2 165% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 170 142% 197 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free Firmware: S350 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 73 125 54 54 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 287 Write 412 Mixed 307 SusWrite 54.3 60% 265 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 18.6 97% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 12.7 11% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 31.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 30.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 102%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	72	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,868x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,779x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,873x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,459x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,311x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,126x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	656x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	535x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,941x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	989x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	762x

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