MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	166% 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	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 II (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 00:51
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 167 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,184 109% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,136 132% 2,136 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 216 Parallax 211 195% 222 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 160 Splatting 131 143% 182 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 367 363 357 350 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 772 Mixed 763 SusWrite 365 166% 746 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 66.8 237% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 568 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 577 447% 606 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 164%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 162GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 475 471 466 376 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 475 Mixed 431 SusWrite 447 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.2 192% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 308 249% 352 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Sandisk Ultra II 500GB 3,299 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 129GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 309 300 290 292 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 493 Mixed 367 SusWrite 320 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 49.6 175% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 252 212% 309 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 57 56 57 55 56 MB/s Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.3% Above average	Read 179 Write 104 Mixed 152 SusWrite 91.8 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 24 114% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 135 131% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 85%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 253GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 143 143 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 135 Write 116 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 145 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 81.8 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 38.1 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 82%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,531x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	906x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	574x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	598x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	407x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	174x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	511x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	283x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	137x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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