MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	195% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201114
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 268 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 874 83% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,288 80% 1,288 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 3980) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 119 Parallax 256 101% 166 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 128 Splatting 155 131% 161 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 794 705 529 467 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,588 Write 1,743 Mixed 1318 SusWrite 737 302% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 56.2 182% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 209 266% 508 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 274%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 49GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 40 105 98 46 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.7% Below average	Read 244 Write 101 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 103 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 9.1 53% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 24.3 DQ Mixed 22.9 18% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB 1,156 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 594GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1404 1449 1097 1136 1095 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 1,491 Mixed 1,461 SusWrite 1,272 369% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 53.6 189% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 72.3 DQ Mixed 143 239% 501 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 381%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 450GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 76 76 74 76 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 74.6 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 145 147 141 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 144 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 39.1 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 35.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 134%

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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%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,233x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,436x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,729x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,383x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,369x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,119x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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