MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	129% 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	89.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '23 at 16:27
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 2700X-$190 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 783 75% 619 Pts	64-Core 1253 78% 1253 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 170 Parallax 176 147% 175 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 544GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1055 1855 382 473 61 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 625 Write 2,298 Mixed 185 SusWrite 648 214% 939 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 3.5 43% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 270 211% 289 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 394%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 324GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 472 476 478 472 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 455 Mixed 300 SusWrite 461 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 38.5 146% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 196 182% 278 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 99 97 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 82.5 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 97.4 53% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 335GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 117 Write 107 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 107 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVGB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.9% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 22.1 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,909x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $161Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,792x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,886x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,470x
RX 5700-XTAMD $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,319x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,132x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	658x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	538x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	532x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,952x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	993x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	764x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $541

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