MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	130% 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.
Boot Drive	165% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). 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	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 12:19
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 65.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 78% 146 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 722 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 185 Parallax 175 147% 180 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 140 Splatting 124 117% 146 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS480G2G0C-00AJM0 480GB 5,487 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 231800WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 208 173 227 213 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,271 Write 1,539 Mixed 1,166 SusWrite 283 239% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.3 193% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 710 DQ Mixed 872 643% 851 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 226%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 52GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 70 67 76 95 76 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 444 Write 405 Mixed 407 SusWrite 123 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 20.6 DQ Mixed 51 54% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 212 210 200 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 182 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 205 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 652GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 186 191 192 188 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 148 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 189 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 CM4X8GD3200C16K2E BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 22 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 21.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 91%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,860x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,449x
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	757x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16