MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 16:40
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 824 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 172 Parallax 176 146% 176 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 151 Splatting 126 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 84 29 5 72 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 252 Write 44 Mixed 313 SusWrite 57.6 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 40.8 148% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 5.5 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 123 77% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 190GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 95 95 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 52 Write 57.9 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 93.6 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 26.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 29.8 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 112%

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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 17,394 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) - $145

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,224x
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	1,379x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,364x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,115x
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 $65Bench 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: $845

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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