MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200515
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateSep 10 '20 at 23:28
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 68.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 300
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 930
90% 738 Pts
64-Core 1382
86% 1382 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 135
Parallax 138
115% 138 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 118
Splatting 97.5
102% 128 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 160 146 144 138 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 259
Mixed 312
SusWrite 150
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 43.8
158% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 344
259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
747GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2309 2154 1184 1189 1197 1194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,342
Write 2,338
Mixed 1,629
SusWrite 1,538
440% 1,962 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 78.7
268% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,215
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 1,220
912% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 324%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 215 218 220 220 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.8% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24.4
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) Builds (Compare 17,403 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $832
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