MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 19:04
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 68.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 91% 173 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 996 93% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,402 87% 1,402 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 198GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 446 456 433 367 378 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 459 Mixed 382 SusWrite 420 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.3 179% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 252 194% 262 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 13 76 75 57 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 501 Write 431 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 125 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.4 41% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 92%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 12GB free Firmware: UE220400 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 302 Mixed 131 63% 288 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 15.3 69% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 7.2 31% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 556GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 128 121 120 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 145 Write 143 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 124 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 495GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 85 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 86.4 Write 84.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 84.9 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 319GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.2 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 37.7 27% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 105%

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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