MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.1% 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	309% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 21:39
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,094 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 816 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 109 Parallax 180 98% 136 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 125 Splatting 75.8 78% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1528 1540 1531 1667 1736 1668 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 2,002 Mixed 1,572 SusWrite 1,612 419% 1,866 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 68.3 232% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,080 807% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 332%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 414GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 450 451 244 100 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 239 Mixed 370 SusWrite 318 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 44 160% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 233 204% 302 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 373GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 447 439 446 472 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 124 Mixed 316 SusWrite 450 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 41 153% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 211 179% 258 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 204GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 125 90 90 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 507 Write 469 Mixed 386 SusWrite 146 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 36.7 138% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 182 144% 204 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 40.8 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 38 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

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Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

UFO

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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,370x

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 $106Bench 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: $844

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