MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.9% 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	84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 20:39
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 75.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 1,008 90% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,939 120% 1,939 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 816 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.9% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 110 Parallax 149 77% 118 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 108 Splatting 76.2 74% 92 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 4,240 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 187 147 148 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 192 Mixed 217 SusWrite 171 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 36.4 140% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 130 129% 209 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 89%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 521GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 432 448 469 473 469 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 337 Write 105 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 454 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 12.5 57% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 15.5 12% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 102%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 424GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 441 451 469 470 472 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 284 Write 107 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 461 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 11.9 56% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 13.9 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 14.9 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 11GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 86 96 94 96 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 262 Write 126 Mixed 170 SusWrite 89.7 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 39.3 140% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.5 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 95.4 76% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 136 96 89 89 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 503 Write 477 Mixed 372 SusWrite 148 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 39.5 140% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 189 172% 262 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 33.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 29.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 117%

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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 $152Bench 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	1,372x

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: $838

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