MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% 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	169% 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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210226
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 992 95% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,467 91% 1,467 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 120 Parallax 114 84% 112 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 104 Splatting 93 82% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 475GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 115 117 322 112 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 959 Mixed 550 SusWrite 263 182% 826 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 55.2 197% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 623 DQ Mixed 605 480% 673 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 295%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 192GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 435 458 457 429 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 459 Mixed 386 SusWrite 445 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 50.2 170% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 142 168% 292 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 66GB free Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 35 35 32 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 362 Write 364 Mixed 332 SusWrite 57 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 38.9 143% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 187 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2039 2661 2656 2993 2728 2983 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2228 Write 2511 Mixed 2,489 SusWrite 2,677 561% 2,476 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 89.1 283% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,329 DQ Write 751 DQ Mixed 467 501% 849 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 33.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 26.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 124%

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

UFO

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,234x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,437x
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	1,384x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,373x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	726x

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: 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 $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