MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	127% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 13:04
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 745 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) 2GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Lighting 30.3 Reflection 30 Parallax 41.7 25% 34 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 24.8 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 194 326 523 535 534 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 1,313 Write 1,012 Mixed 124 SusWrite 478 162% 732 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 37.3 120% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 111 99% 157 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 277%
Biostar S100-240GB PLUS 240GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 208GB free Firmware: V3.39 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 439 434 438 441 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 463 Write 404 Mixed 310 SusWrite 433 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 11.3 94% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 17.5 54% 114 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 80%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 21GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 9 9.8 9.3 8.9 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.19% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 0.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.9 7% 5.62 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.19% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 62%

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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	21.5"	1280 720	AOC2280 2280W

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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