MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.5% 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 Drive112% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '20 at 16:58
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 59.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 278
81% 156 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 740
72% 594 Pts
64-Core 905
56% 905 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.5% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 42.9
Parallax 39.7
32% 40.4 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 28.2
28% 35.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
856GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 382 429 412 411 448 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 448
Mixed 436
SusWrite 419
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 49.9
164% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 368
273% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.3% Good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 25.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 21.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 121%

 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 17,429 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $844
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