MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (87%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 13:43
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 221 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 651 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3822) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 80.4 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 97.8 66% 83.5 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 44.8 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 168 403 146 360 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 673 Write 361 Mixed 268 SusWrite 269 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 36.4 106% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 544 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 336 337% 535 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 277%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 359GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 99 104 107 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 71 Write 101 Mixed 45.1 SusWrite 105 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 76%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 73 72 75 73 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 70.4 Write 65.1 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 74.9 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 34.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 31.9 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 97%

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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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,272x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,466x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,690x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,740x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,394x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,390x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,129x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	763x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	711x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	693x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $903

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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