MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% 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	298% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 826 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 993 62% 993 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 91.6 56% 74.5 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 47.6 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 2017 1992 2066 2040 2049 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,360 Write 2,112 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 2,020 389% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 76.9 257% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 757 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 958 711% 927 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 308%
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UJ220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 138 145 140 128 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 460 Write 323 Mixed 311 SusWrite 165 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 15.6 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 98.9 DQ Mixed 32.4 45% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 197 198 199 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 185 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 198 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
OOS1000G 1TB 4,080 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 931GB free Firmware: OOS1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 193 198 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 187 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 89 90 93 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 59.2 Write 119 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 95.6 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 35.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 32.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 124%

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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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,238x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,440x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,729x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,386x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,374x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,119x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	727x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	349x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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