MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 16 '24 at 19:07
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 279 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 796 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.2% Good	Lighting 86.3 Reflection 88.1 Parallax 80.5 70% 85 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.7 Splatting 56.8 64% 81.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 104 33 186 21 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 316 Write 254 Mixed 129 SusWrite 97.9 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.3 163% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 250 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 36.4 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 34.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 0P 1R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	24%	38	216	58	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0B0E SB272

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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) - $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