MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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.
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)
Memory20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200806
Uptime7 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 15:40
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 65.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
89% 169 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 992
94% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,864
115% 1,864 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 120
Parallax 121
116% 128 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 78.1
75% 93.5 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 101%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,501
Write 1134
Mixed 1,121
347% 1,585 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 66.1
214% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 467
427% 655 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
708GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 138 138 138 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 136
Write 135
Mixed 95.1
SusWrite 136
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1153
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 126 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 89.9
Write 120
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 125
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
196% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 23.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 19.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 114%

 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 17,436 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: $845
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