MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	150% 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '23 at 19:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 87% 163 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 834 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.8% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 38.4 34% 42 fps	MRender 43.8 Gravity 50.2 Splatting 46.9 38% 47 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 349 160 397 671 547 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,004 Write 676 Mixed 562 SusWrite 441 149% 671 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 48.9 184% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 519 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 503 406% 567 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 185%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 133GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 355 242 251 236 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 489 Mixed 399 SusWrite 282 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.5 207% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 189GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 413 417 432 430 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 410 Mixed 315 SusWrite 412 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.8 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 170 178% 294 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 279GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 109 106 110 110 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 200 Write 163 Mixed 103 SusWrite 107 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G4D32AEEA.K8FD 4x4GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 30.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 29.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 106%

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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 $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,240x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,442x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,675x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,730x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,120x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	762x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16