MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	213% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 301 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 916 91% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 3981) ≥ 4GB; MSI Gaming X 6700 XT Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 140 Parallax 289 118% 191 fps	MRender 225 Gravity 145 Splatting 167 145% 179 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 516 495 493 478 469 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,971 Write 536 Mixed 816 SusWrite 500 209% 956 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 56.9 216% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 648 533% 781 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 389%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 512GB 1,482 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 188GB free Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 885 854 877 836 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1072 Write 840 Mixed 551 SusWrite 856 186% 830 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.4 154% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 462 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 258 227% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 166%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 574GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 317 305 201 333 305 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.3% Good	Read 478 Write 244 Mixed 246 SusWrite 293 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 22.3 78% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 89.4 80% 124 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GB 7,413 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 41.9 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.6 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 42.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 56: 7R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	50%	36	273	193	144	31.5"	2560 1440	MSI1462 Optix AG32CQ

History: Score 35: 6R 1G 2B | Score 56: 7R 5G 6B

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,262x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $158Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,460x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,686x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,737x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,393x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,383x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,126x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	729x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $891

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16