MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	89.1% 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	272% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 22:32
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,100 100% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,463 90% 1,463 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3816) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.11.01 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 140 Parallax 166 89% 139 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 115 Splatting 96.8 89% 111 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 2313 618 484 483 489 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 2,287 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,112 411% 1,823 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 88 221% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1023 DQ Mixed 1,190 884% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 390%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 488 489 487 487 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 405 Mixed 435 SusWrite 488 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 341GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1663 1664 1669 1658 1659 1655 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 1,911 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 1,661 421% 1,882 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.4 286% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,306 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 1,174 846% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 393%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 33.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 34 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 4R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	21%	47	340	278	60	27"	2560 1440	DELD067 DELL U2715H

History: Score 5: 0R 1G 2B | Score 32: 4R 3G 3B

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,233x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,436x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,729x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,383x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,369x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,119x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	349x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $844

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 $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 $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