MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% 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	267% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 08:54
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 789 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 95 58% 76.6 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 48.5 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB 12,871 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 1135 706 1017 227 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 1,195 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 741 310% 1,407 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 77.3 265% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 803 600% 791 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 273%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 107GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 56 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 55.2 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 47%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 462GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 96.1 Write 94.1 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 54.2 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 78GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 71 54 53 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 72.6 Write 70.7 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 65 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 37.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 35.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

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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	8	7	72	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D2C C24F390

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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	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
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	522x

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) $35	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