MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	145% 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	253% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200903
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 17:35
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 296 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 817 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 195 Parallax 192 172% 200 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1484 806 833 836 686 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,580 Write 1,742 Mixed 1,393 SusWrite 841 312% 1,389 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 76.6 272% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,109 DQ Mixed 1226 918% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 276%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 186 182 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 201 Write 180 Mixed 107 SusWrite 184 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.8 12% 4.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 23%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 131 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 112 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 130 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 109%

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 as expected (55^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 36.2 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 33.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 70.7 56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 121%

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

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,468 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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,243x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,443x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,676x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,730x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,386x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,375x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,120x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	728x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	349x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16