MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	332% 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 (11%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 23:59
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,132 107% 889 Pts	64-Core 1,606 99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 208 Parallax 198 181% 210 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 155 Splatting 135 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2323 813 817 816 815 813 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,690 Write 2,499 Mixed 1,983 SusWrite 1,066 461% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 70.6 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 98 332% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 1,256 946% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 221GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 495 495 496 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 491 Mixed 385 SusWrite 495 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 60.3 213% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 336 262% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 658GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 180 182 182 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 67.2 Write 76.2 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 180 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 111%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 451GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 118 114 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 102 Write 118 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 118 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 35.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 33.3 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 40.8 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 6R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	33%	54	345	286	60	27"	2560 1440	AUS27E0 ASUS VG27W

History: Score 38: 3R 5G 8B | Score 52: 6R 5G 7B

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,407 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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,432x
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	1,365x

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	691x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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