MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3700X-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 67 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 90% 172 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 884 91% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,405 87% 1,405 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 90.6 Parallax 84.1 77% 89.7 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 73 70% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 441 449 455 452 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 449 Mixed 434 SusWrite 431 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.6 175% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 278 233% 337 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 231GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 536 536 539 538 539 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 1,502 Mixed 174 SusWrite 562 261% 1,195 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 77.4 268% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 595 563% 883 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 291%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$120 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 27.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,278x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,467x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,692x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,744x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,395x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,391x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 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	731x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $908

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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