MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive319% 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 291
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 840
86% 697 Pts
64-Core 1,084
67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 19.2
15% 18.6 fps
MRender 15.7
Gravity 19.7
Splatting 17.6
14% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2301 775 778 772 773 774 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2685
Write 2,505
Mixed 1,856
SusWrite 1,029
452% 2,019 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 95.4
323% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 1,050
792% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 319%
Great: 355%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
6GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 5.6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
6% Terrible
Read 21.6
Write 4.2
Mixed 10.9
SusWrite 4.8
12% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.2
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 34.3
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 109%

 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 17,407 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $848
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