MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (44%). 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	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 20:13
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 791 76% 629 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 175 Parallax 161 138% 168 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 130 Splatting 118 111% 139 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$50 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 45 23 61 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 1339 Write 72 Mixed 128 SusWrite 52.8 84% 398 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 40.9 146% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 70.3 DQ Mixed 90.5 96% 168 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 242%
MSI M461 500GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 284GB free Firmware: ELFMC1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 57 56 52 50 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,717 Write 1,853 Mixed 1,733 SusWrite 250 311% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 76.2 264% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 809 602% 808 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 339%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 523GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 135 129 132 134 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 176 Write 189 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 131 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 40.7 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 36.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 124%

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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	68	55	165	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2G3R3B

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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) - $128

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,280x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $179Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,474x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,693x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,745x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,395x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,393x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,130x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	763x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	713x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	694x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	352x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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