MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	172% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C91
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '22 at 22:46
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 74.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 335 92% 179 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 842 89% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 208 Parallax 197 179% 208 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 94 97 488 220 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,089 Write 1,690 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 185 239% 1,058 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 75.1 261% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 880 646% 836 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 299%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 118GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 343 342 331 313 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 459 Write 298 Mixed 144 SusWrite 333 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 12.1 53% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 14.6 13% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB 1,399 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 232GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 297 297 297 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 367 Mixed 410 SusWrite 317 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.4 201% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 714GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 106 106 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 97.7 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 105 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 25.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 91.3 44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 110%

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,233x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,436x
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	1,383x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,371x

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 $104Bench 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: $839

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