MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% 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	308% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 12:20
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$150 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 927 98% 782 Pts	64-Core 1161 72% 1161 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6170) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 110 Parallax 99.1 78% 102 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 97.5 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2361 2533 1355 1155 1152 1154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1,618 409% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 81.8 285% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,435 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,008% 1,355 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 284%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 301GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 111 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 83 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 213 217 218 218 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 107GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 39.4 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 39.7 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 1x8GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,432x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,365x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,117x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	348x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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