MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 17:37
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 919 90% 738 Pts	64-Core 1377 85% 1377 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 94%

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: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 61.1 50% 63.2 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 54.4 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 480 483 486 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 333 SusWrite 481 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.8 180% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 289 241% 347 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 359GB free Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2377 2393 898 768 756 769 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,625 SusWrite 1,327 394% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 66.7 234% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,584 DQ Write 1349 DQ Mixed 1,379 1,057% 1,437 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 281%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 34.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 35 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 122%

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

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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 $157Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,226x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,430x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,727x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,381x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,365x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,117x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	724x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	705x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	346x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $836

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16