MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 22:50
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 155
2-Core 308
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 1,049
92% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,474
91% 1,474 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.8% Average
Lighting 59.9
Reflection 61
Parallax 84.8
49% 68.6 fps
MRender 60.9
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 44.9
46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 383 388 418 423 423 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 429
Mixed 222
SusWrite 408
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 51.1
180% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 99.2
145% 271 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 117%
Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
873GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1336 1319 1320 1308 1294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 1494
Mixed 1,620
SusWrite 1,316
391% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 69
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 93.8
314% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1463
DQ Write 1314
DQ Mixed 1,382
1,038% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 343%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 33.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 111%

 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 17,431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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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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