MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.2% 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	309% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210226
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 00:13
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1025 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,462 90% 1,462 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 133 Parallax 115 95% 121 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 100 Splatting 96.2 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 872 869 854 854 857 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,666 Write 2,506 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 903 446% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 94.7 320% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1093 817% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 355%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 229GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 261 249 254 253 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 388 SusWrite 282 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.6 186% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 256 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 289GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 181 177 175 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 119 Write 114 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 174 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 106%

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 as expected (58^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 37.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 37.2 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%

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

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

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 $95Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

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