MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	281% 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.

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 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	21.6 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 17:16
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 228 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 978 90% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,415 88% 1,415 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 986 986 985 987 988 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2026 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,795 SusWrite 1,050 405% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 75.8 264% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,184 893% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 297%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: MJ6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 124 127 124 129 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 45.2 Write 83.7 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 128 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 462GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 69%
Apricorn SATAWire 1TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 280GB free, PID 0040 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	0.82% Terrible	Read 2.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 2.1 3% 2.03 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 0.82% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 37.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 35.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 118%

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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	5,231x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 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	1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,368x

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 $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	725x

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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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