MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive126% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '21 at 17:30
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 69.6
1-Core 160
2-Core 310
95% 180 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 879
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.9% Poor
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 39.1
31% 39.7 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 28
28% 35.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
744GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 460 468 472 440 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 461
Mixed 437
SusWrite 455
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.2
194% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 306
248% 351 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
659GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 130 129 130 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 158
Write 146
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 130
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95
930GB free
Firmware: SN16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 107 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 103
Write 106
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 108
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 25.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 120%

 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 17,428 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: $840
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HDDRAMUSB
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