MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 22:11
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 855 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 118 Parallax 109 92% 113 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 109 Splatting 105 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 225 221 223 223 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 475 Mixed 422 SusWrite 242 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 56.4 187% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 370 278% 370 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 82GB free Firmware: SBFA12.a SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 111 110 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 464 Write 219 Mixed 337 SusWrite 146 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 38.6 144% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 98.7 127% 225 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 286GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 160 158 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 164 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 424% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 879GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 198 197 202 193 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 166 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 194 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 106%
Samsung MZNLN128HCGR-000L2 128GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free Firmware: EMT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 155 154 155 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 37% Great: 73%
ST2000DM 008-2FR102 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 213 212 217 218 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 152 Write 193 Mixed 126 SusWrite 214 239% 171 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 110% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 37.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 118%

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Gaming 87%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,535x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	911x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	576x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	599x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	412x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	308x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $467

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16