MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210226
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 23:35
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 296 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 993 91% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,482 92% 1,482 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% PNY(196E 1360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.9% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 124 Parallax 114 93% 117 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 94 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 822 848 845 812 849 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2,078 Mixed 1,806 SusWrite 876 413% 1,852 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 66.7 226% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 251 268% 473 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 355%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 228GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 262 248 255 253 257 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 459 Mixed 377 SusWrite 285 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 43.7 145% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 209 163% 233 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 460GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 134 134 120 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 127 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 49% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 106%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,552 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 6.5 7.5 7.2 5.4 7.7 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	5.12% Terrible	Read 16.1 Write 4.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.4 9% 7.72 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.12% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 37.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 114%

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $134Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,239x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,440x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,674x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,729x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,386x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,375x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	728x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	707x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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