MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive326% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201029
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 83.1
1-Core 145
2-Core 287
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 812
81% 661 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 4011) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 107
Parallax 118
93% 113 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 114
Splatting 97.9
98% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2212 1950 1186 1167 1111 1154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2,405
Write 2,232
Mixed 1644
SusWrite 1,463
434% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 84.8
284% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1,175
883% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 326%
Great: 372%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 134 139 141 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 422
Write 137
Mixed 144
SusWrite 140
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 27.1
121% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 161
136% 203 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 34.1
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 31
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 110%

 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 17,429 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: $844
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