MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	331% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '22 at 04:07
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 246 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 703 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 80.4 47% 69 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 42.9 42% 52.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1461 1453 1521 1371 1060 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,910 SusWrite 1,412 467% 2,084 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 89.7 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,041 786% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 227GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 985 1020 1066 1043 1066 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 1,100 Mixed 1,126 SusWrite 1,039 260% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.7 285% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1108 838% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 410%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 24 23 24 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 34 Mixed 33 SusWrite 23 23% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 68%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 25GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 155 Write 10.5 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 15.4 43% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.4 128% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 25.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 22.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 110%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
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	1,290x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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