MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	111% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 20:38
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$85 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)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 865 84% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 18.9 15% 18.7 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 19.5 Splatting 17.7 15% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 357 358 357 355 340 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 424 Mixed 283 SusWrite 353 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 45.9 176% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 254 215% 316 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%
Toshiba HDWJ105 500GB 1,334 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 162GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 68 70 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 65.2 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 68.5 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 905GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 191 190 195 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 182 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 191 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $156Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,224x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,429x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,670x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,727x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,379x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,364x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,115x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	724x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	705x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	345x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $835

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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) $35	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