MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 72 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 890 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 405 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.1 206% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 365 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 4TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: D702 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 41 Write 37.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 21.6 24% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 473GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 148 145 143 137 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 106 Write 140 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 141 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 809GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 40.2 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 20.1 24% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 23.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%

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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 $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,233x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,436x
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	1,383x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,371x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	726x

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: $838

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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