MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.6% 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	269% 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.

Very high background CPU (77%). 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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 02:38
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 301 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 768 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 53.1 49% 59 fps	MRender 43.2 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 51.4 41% 50.1 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1375 752 1671 1387 723 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,732 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 1,249 334% 1,484 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 84.6 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 349 390% 656 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 214 217 215 218 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 492GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 176 179 180 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 107 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 180 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%
SAMSUNG HM500JI 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 137GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 28.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 38.6 46% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 34.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,432x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,365x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	348x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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