MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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.
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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '23 at 10:31
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 168 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 867 85% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% PowerColor(148C 2310) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.7.1 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 268 102% 176 fps	MRender 243 Gravity 146 Splatting 203 161% 197 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,543 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,801 498% 2,237 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 89.1 293% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 1,170 876% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 79 78 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 78.6 Write 110 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 77.8 64% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 173% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 66%
Seagate ST20000NE000-3G5101 20TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 662GB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 130 135 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 72% Great: 91%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$125 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 101GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 140 136 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 156 Write 138 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 132 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 99%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$229 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 225 224 222 224 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 380GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 94 95 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 159 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 94.4 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.9 256% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 330GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 124 118 118 129 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 57.9 Write 97.3 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 120 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$229 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 179 189 187 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 9.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 236 234 233 236 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 47GB free, PID 5070 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 39 Mixed 30 SusWrite 38.6 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 35 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 33.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	165	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR0852 XF243Y P

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,522 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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,259x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,457x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,681x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,736x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,393x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,379x

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	729x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $901

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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