MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.7% 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	175% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201114
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 20:46
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 782 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 110 Parallax 117 101% 117 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 82 83% 105 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 500GB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 972 785 74 94 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1014 Write 1030 Mixed 949 SusWrite 485 195% 869 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 69.9 256% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 485 399% 556 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 214%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 139 144 145 144 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 142 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 122 115 117 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 115 Write 133 Mixed 81 SusWrite 117 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 31.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%

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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	6	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B71 27GL650F

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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 $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,433x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,366x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,117x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	348x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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