MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	311% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration	518 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,056 100% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,458 90% 1,458 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 118 Parallax 160 90% 130 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 114 Splatting 81.9 78% 96.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1140 889 883 866 870 875 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,688 Write 2495 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 920 446% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 96.1 322% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,076 801% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 346%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 71GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,098 Write 7,197 Mixed 8,091 1,879% 8,462 MB/s	4K Read 622 4K Write 324 4K Mixed 402 1,630% 450 MB/s	DQ Read 1687 DQ Write 1067 DQ Mixed 1,187 936% 1,314 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 336GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 263 258 249 245 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 467 SusWrite 285 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.2 205% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 503GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 95 95 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 101 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 95.4 72% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 405GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 96 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 84.8 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 97.6 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 95 99 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 130 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 98.4 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 140 150 157 156 151 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 102 Write 116 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 150 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 97 Write 100 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 98.2 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 616GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 115 114 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 118 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 114 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%
HP SSD S 700 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 415GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 129 129 130 131 132 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	302% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 365 Mixed 334 SusWrite 128 400% 309 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 19 3,050% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 20.2 3,532% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60WN4A0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 223GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 140 141 143 142 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 119 SusWrite 138 183% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 135% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 64%
WDC WD60 EDAZ-11BMZB0 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 186 Write 166 Mixed 119 SusWrite 0.4 146% 118 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.7 355% 4.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 0.5 342% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 70%
WD easystore 2647 5TB 3,858 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4TB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 113 144% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.6 253% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 66%
ST1000LM 035-1RK172 970GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 903GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 129 130 131 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.6% Above average	Read 137 Write 99.6 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 129 149% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 55%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00GXCB0 3TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 140 143 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 161 Write 165 Mixed 131 SusWrite 142 203% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 66%
WDC WD60 EDAZ-11BMZB0 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 193 Write 176 Mixed 103 SusWrite 3.4 145% 119 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 0.6 353% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 338% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 70%
WD easystore 2625 5TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 2625 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 37.3 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 33.9 48% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 151% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 65%
WDC WD20 SPZX-11UA7T0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.6% Poor	Read 108 Write 115 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 0.8 93% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 100% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 11,505 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 38.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 36.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,864x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,779x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,872x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,459x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,309x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,125x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	656x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,941x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	989x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	762x

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