MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	241% 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 (15%). 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 14:51
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 69 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 832 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.2% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 4.3 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 3.8 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 482 470 352 392 501 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,870 Write 2235 Mixed 1822 SusWrite 505 361% 1,608 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 77.1 265% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,159 876% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 374%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 139GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 442 461 475 471 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 470 Mixed 400 SusWrite 465 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.3 178% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 292 242% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 208 Mixed 106 119% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.6% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 23.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 3R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	11%	114	27	22	60	31.5"	2560 1440	VSCE635 VX3276-QHD

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,257x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,455x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,681x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,736x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,393x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,378x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,124x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	728x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $906

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16