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 as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 95.5 2-Core 255 75% 141 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 678 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 240G 240GB 5,700 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 183 80 46 14 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 511 Write 438 Mixed 427 SusWrite 108 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.4 44% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 281GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 142 137 142 139 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 116 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 141 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 552GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 76 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 79 Write 84.9 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 75.9 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 323GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 65 68 71 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 73.2 Write 83.4 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 68.4 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 74%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 267GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 107 110 110 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 111 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 83%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 104 104 102 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 72 SusWrite 104 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.9 334% 3.63 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 0.5 423% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLAG42F-18---------- Team-Elite-2133 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 25.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 0R 8G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	42%	19	339	275	60	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 27: 2R 4G 5B | Score 24: 0R 8G 0B

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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	7,767x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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