MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.4% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '23 at 02:14
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 68 1-Core 168 2-Core 328 98% 188 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 858 91% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 199 Parallax 210 103% 178 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 144 Splatting 92.4 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,335 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,252 368% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 36.3 133% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 805 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 733 577% 795 MB/s
Poor: 189% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 188GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 117 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 123 Write 128 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 109 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS728040PLA320 41GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free Firmware: PF1OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 35 34 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 47.2 Write 54.3 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 34.7 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 32%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 130 131 126 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 133 Write 126 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 130 133% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 25 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 24.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 120%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,584 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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,272x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,465x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,690x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,740x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,394x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,388x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,129x
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 $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	711x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	693x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $902

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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