MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.1% 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 Drive86% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '21 at 11:48
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 87.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 1,023
91% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,946
120% 1,946 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 816 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 108
Parallax 148
77% 117 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 108
Splatting 76.2
74% 92 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 187 193 141 160 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 514
Write 198
Mixed 235
SusWrite 167
61% 278 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 37.2
145% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 130
127% 206 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86%
Great: 89%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
518GB free
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 437 451 471 474 470 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 281
Write 107
Mixed 92
SusWrite 456
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 12.5
56% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 14.6
DQ Write 16.3
DQ Mixed 15.4
12% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 102%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
427GB free
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 436 451 470 474 470 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 272
Write 107
Mixed 90
SusWrite 455
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 12.7
57% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 15
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 15.8
12% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
11GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 80 95 97 94 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65% Good
Read 265
Write 127
Mixed 187
SusWrite 90.8
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 37.9
143% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 93.2
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 97.4
77% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65%
Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
222GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 118 95 89 89 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 504
Write 471
Mixed 368
SusWrite 147
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 39.8
142% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 190
175% 269 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 50
MC Write 45.3
MC Mixed 46.4
135% 47.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 40.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 125%
Great: 117%

 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 17,428 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: $839
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