MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.2% 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	324% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220825
Uptime	10.5 Days
Run Date	May 26 '24 at 22:02
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 76 1-Core 173 2-Core 340 103% 196 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 988 100% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,176 73% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 555.85 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.2% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 53 Parallax 51 36% 49.4 fps	MRender 49.3 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 47.6 39% 48.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 632GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 1007 1001 981 982 1004 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 2583 Mixed 2,400 SusWrite 1,054 484% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 72 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 101 326% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,073 DQ Mixed 1,204 906% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 589GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 117 118 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 118 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 25.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 27 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 119%

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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	45	11	60	27.5"	1920 1009	SAM0D68 U28E510

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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	5,288x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $176Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,480x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,696x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,749x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,399x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,397x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,131x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	767x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	734x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	713x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	696x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	352x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359