MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.8% 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	173% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 15:31
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 295 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 927 93% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,169 72% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 54.6 48% 57.9 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 53 Splatting 48.7 44% 55.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 401GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 140 723 230 433 316 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,451 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 464 250% 1,117 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 26.3 215% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 494 385% 505 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 248%
Dogfish 256GB 256GB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 50GB free Firmware: FW200326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 423 113 34 40 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 507 Write 445 Mixed 390 SusWrite 182 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 14.8 125% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 17.9 74% 162 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 95%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 476GB free Firmware: T0828A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 1245 1276 1282 1294 1268 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,897 Write 1,297 Mixed 1,085 SusWrite 1,258 309% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 32.7 210% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 870 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 505 464% 713 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 291%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 892GB free Firmware: MS2OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 178 170 182 191 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 158 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 178 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TL8G36818C-I2PSAAS 2x8GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 39.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 41.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $153Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,369x

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 $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $844

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