MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (25%). 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231019
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '23 at 12:04
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$211 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 179 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 650 60% 500 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 380X 90 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 61.1 39% 53.5 fps	MRender 50.8 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 35.9 36% 44.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 38%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 211 137 138 204 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 445 Write 320 Mixed 224 SusWrite 170 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 41.8 141% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 257 208% 298 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 171 172 171 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 162 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 172 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 77 83 98 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 65.9 Write 89.4 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 82.5 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 33.1 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

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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	70	58	30	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0E13 C32HG7x

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,253x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,449x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,680x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,735x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,390x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,377x

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	727x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	710x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16