MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '23 at 02:42
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$206 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 878 81% 679 Pts	64-Core 1360 84% 1360 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$780 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% MSI(1462 513E) ≥ 4GB; msi ventus 2x white CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 298 Parallax 310 255% 307 fps	MRender 423 Gravity 264 Splatting 192 228% 293 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 256 160 156 125 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 377 Mixed 379 SusWrite 186 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.5 185% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 255 218% 322 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 113 114 114 112 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 75 SusWrite 111 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 96%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power256 249GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 232GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 15 16 14 12 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.9% Below average	Read 200 Write 24.4 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 14.4 50% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 106% 9.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 31.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 110%

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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	60	144	27"	1280 720	DELA136 D2719HGF

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,808x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16