MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.2% 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	259% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '23 at 02:11
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 5700X-$173 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 337 105% 197 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,022 104% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,356 84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.2% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 113 Parallax 116 101% 118 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 102 Splatting 87.5 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 15GB free Firmware: S5Z44106 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,708 Write 1,244 Mixed 1,174 305% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 66.7 228% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,040 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 363 429% 748 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1131 822 812 808 791 440 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1971 Write 1878 Mixed 1,322 SusWrite 801 334% 1,493 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 79.8 263% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 1000 DQ Mixed 463 524% 896 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 373%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 167 168 167 165 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 166 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 478GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 130 124 127 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 45.5 Write 68.6 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 127 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2Z3000C15 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 34.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 35.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 89%

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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: 0P 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	71	60	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0480 V276HL

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,462 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,240x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,442x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,675x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,730x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,386x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,375x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,120x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	728x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	349x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16