MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	45.6% 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	205% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$149 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 957 98% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 53.4 46% 56.3 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 47.3 44% 54.4 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.6% 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: 766 479 321 635 693 651 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1510 Write 1,476 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 591 257% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 40.2 246% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 496 469% 723 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 248%
Dogfish 256GB 256GB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 50GB free Firmware: FW200326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 419 122 38 36 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 503 Write 441 Mixed 380 SusWrite 179 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 14.6 121% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 18.1 74% 162 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.8% 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: 1151 1306 1311 1306 1311 1312 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,899 Write 1,270 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 1,283 308% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 32.5 207% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 872 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 504 464% 713 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 291%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 892GB free Firmware: MS2OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 190 196 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 185 Mixed 37 SusWrite 192 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% 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)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 40.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 43 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,231x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 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 $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,368x

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 $96Bench 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: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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