MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.6% 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	455% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 13:52
Run Duration	519 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$200 635,419 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 (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,132 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,484 92% 1,484 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.10.4 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 118 Parallax 176 88% 134 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 114 Splatting 81.7 78% 96.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4707 4229 1412 1292 1410 1276 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	455% Outstanding	Read 3,767 Write 4,681 Mixed 3,293 SusWrite 2,388 796% 3,532 MB/s	4K Read 78.2 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 101 356% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,236 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1,072 808% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 455% Great: 595%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 72GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 323 325 325 325 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 497 Mixed 471 SusWrite 338 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.4 208% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 324GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 314 316 314 314 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 498 Mixed 470 SusWrite 339 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.7 205% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 503GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 127 126 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 108 Write 77.3 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 126 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 420GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 170 173 174 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 89.9 Write 85.9 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 172 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 163 164 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 87.9 Write 130 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 161 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 163 163 161 155 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 159 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 163 168 173 173 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 82.4 Write 103 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 168 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 528GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 128 127 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 118 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 84%
HP SSD S 700 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 465GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.2% Very good	Read 39 Write 38.3 Mixed 39 SusWrite 34.5 51% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 11.7 1,122% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 19.9 DQ Mixed 12 1,134% 15 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 302%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60WN4A0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 390GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 156 156 158 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 126 Write 132 Mixed 105 SusWrite 156 179% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 134% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 64%
WDC WD60 EDAZ-11BMZB0 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 102 SusWrite 2 138% 112 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 0.7 381% 5.07 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 0.6 362% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 70%
WD easystore 2647 5TB 3,858 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4TB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 111 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 117 Write 105 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 109 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.8 233% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 66%
ST1000LM 035-1RK172 970GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 897GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.7% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 37.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 4.3 34% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 55%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00GXCB0 3TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 157 150 164 162 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 131 SusWrite 158 210% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 66%
WDC WD60 EDAZ-11BMZB0 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 193 Write 167 Mixed 111 SusWrite 0.1 144% 118 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.7 359% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.6 348% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 70%
WD easystore 2625 5TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 2625 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 127 Write 94.6 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 93.9 129% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.6 247% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 65%
WDC WD20 SPZX-11UA7T0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.1% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 38 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 0.2 35% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 39.8 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 38.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 144%

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,571 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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,269x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,463x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,690x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,739x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,394x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,386x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,128x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	711x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	692x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	350x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $863

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16