MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200903
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 16:30
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 3600-$93 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 271 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 837 84% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$210 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FCF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.1% Good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 86.2 Parallax 75.2 71% 83 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 79.8 Splatting 70.6 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$18 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 487 Write 392 Mixed 9.4 65% 296 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.4 48% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$30 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 103GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 422 432 459 464 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 433 Mixed 436 SusWrite 438 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.8 184% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 114 156% 285 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$110 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 111 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 108 Write 96 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 108 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

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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	71	59	170	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270D M27Q

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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) - $170

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $130Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,813x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 123,561 samples	3,061x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,550x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,584x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $260Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,263x
RTX 3060Nvidia $285Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,187x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $50Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,020x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $61Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	710x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $60Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	635x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	651x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	642x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	309x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $900

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16