MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 03:29
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 95% 179 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,096 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 91.4 Parallax 76.9 77% 87.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 73.9 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 348 344 344 326 315 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 349 Mixed 335 SusWrite 337 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 43.6 172% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 251 218% 325 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 84GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 488 493 489 483 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 432 SusWrite 484 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 67 223% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 369 278% 370 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
WDC WDB NCE0010PNC 1TB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 874GB free Firmware: 4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.5% Very poor	Read 42.1 Write 42 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 21.1 8% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 14.1 47% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 15.2 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 16.4 12% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 371GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 81 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 83 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 78.5 56% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Photo Drive 2TB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 36GB free Firmware: 9340 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 107 107 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 99.6 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 105 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 396GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 40.6 Write 39.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 20.9 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.2 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 26.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 47: 4R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	23%	83	329	263	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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