MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	147% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 08:05
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 801 75% 621 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 166 Parallax 163 148% 170 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 136 Splatting 122 106% 130 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Sabrent Rocket 4 1TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 558GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 684 644 186 203 698 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,040 Write 2,198 Mixed 1,312 SusWrite 572 290% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 42.6 159% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 745 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 382 308% 449 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 406%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 218GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 190 63 62 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 416 Write 316 Mixed 312 SusWrite 130 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 29.3 130% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 179 164% 247 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 91%
Amd-raid INTEL SSDPEKNW01 1TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 611GB free Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1052 1000 1017 386 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,291 Write 1,210 Mixed 864 SusWrite 771 232% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 35.7 128% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 224 255% 413 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 227%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 212 210 208 205 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 36.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 36.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,262x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $199Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,460x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,686x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,737x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,393x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,383x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,126x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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