MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, 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	202% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 22:01
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$150 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 310 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 952 97% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 57.2 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 53.5 47% 56.4 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 47.1 44% 54.5 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% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 767 763 782 711 618 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 796 Mixed 809 SusWrite 734 210% 942 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 37 226% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 735 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 428 415% 652 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 248%
Dogfish 256GB 256GB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: FW200326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 417 420 432 432 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 444 Mixed 386 SusWrite 422 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 14.2 123% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 18.1 74% 162 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 95%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 255GB free Firmware: T0828A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1263 1290 1066 1278 1300 1026 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,897 Write 1,309 Mixed 1,099 SusWrite 1,204 308% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 32.3 214% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 505 464% 714 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 291%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 757GB free Firmware: MS2OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 174 181 185 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 156 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 179 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 40.4 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 34.3 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 44.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,432x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,365x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,117x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	348x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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