MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 20:26
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$201 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 838 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,209 75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC2) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.4% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 103 Parallax 122 95% 114 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 89.7 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 204 173 87 55 43 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 375 SusWrite 149 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 53 180% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 236 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 605GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 125 128 127 129 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 127 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.7 10% 4.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 23%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 104 104 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 84.3 Mixed 53.1 SusWrite 104 60% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.52% Terrible	Read 26 Write 10.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 11.3 15% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.52% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 2x16GB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 28.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 30.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 133%

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

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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 $157Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,225x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,429x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,670x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,727x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,380x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,364x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,116x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	724x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	705x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	345x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $185	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