MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '23 at 19:17
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 869 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 1085 67% 1085 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 116 Parallax 119 104% 121 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.2 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 750 Write 474 Mixed 280 110% 501 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 42.2 188% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 382 DQ Mixed 441 387% 595 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 172 158 164 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 139 Write 149 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 160 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 97% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 36.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 110%

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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 17,431 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) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,233x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 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	1,370x

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 $300	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 $45	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