MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive109% 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 04:53
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 66.2
1-Core 151
2-Core 301
90% 173 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 979
96% 786 Pts
64-Core 2,046
127% 2,046 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 178
Parallax 166
152% 177 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 138
Splatting 121
114% 142 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 131%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 340 340 334 334 325 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 454
Mixed 415
SusWrite 341
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 50.7
168% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 372
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 861 808 808 810 810 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,168
Write 2,048
Mixed 1,562
SusWrite 1,044
382% 1,705 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 70.3
243% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,389
DQ Write 1,226
DQ Mixed 1,302
978% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 284%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 21.1
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67%
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 17,434 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: $838
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