MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 13:06
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 927 88% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (162 fps cap detected)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 132% 162 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 162 Splatting 161 132% 162 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,439 Write 2,141 Mixed 1,486 449% 2,022 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 78.6 265% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 1,115 807% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 130GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 450 437 445 437 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 449 Mixed 396 SusWrite 444 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 47.1 167% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 289 240% 344 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 134 133 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 133 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 33.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 28.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 3R 5G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	45%	44	316	249	165	27"	2560 1440	AUS2785 VG27B

History: Score 41: 5R 3G 7B | Score 42: 3R 5G 12B

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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