MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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 (14%). 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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 02:07
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 1,056 87% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 203 Parallax 192 175% 203 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 150 Splatting 134 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 747 521 486 528 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,627 Write 1,571 Mixed 1,289 SusWrite 655 288% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 81.1 282% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 348 415% 711 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 277%
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 464GB free Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 29 31 30 30 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	665% Outstanding	Read 8,766 Write 40.6 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 30.7 462% 2229 MB/s	4K Read 775 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 5 1,182% 261 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 665% Great: 266%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 889GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 5.7 5.9 5 5.4 5.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,569 Write 2 SusWrite 5.2 1,566% 2192 MB/s	4K Read 624 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 26,018% 208 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 5R 4G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	38%	56	341	283	144	23.6"	1920 1080	HKC0000 HKC-M24G3F

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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 $150Bench 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: $848

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