MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	270% 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 (11%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	29 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	May 26 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 842 88% 707 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.4 3% 4.17 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 1729 1490 786 673 533 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1684 Write 1,742 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 1,154 329% 1,465 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 88.4 303% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 346 406% 693 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 277%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 180 183 183 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 180 Mixed 120 SusWrite 182 124% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 33.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 33.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 97%

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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) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,253x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,449x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,680x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,735x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,390x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,377x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,124x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	727x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	349x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16