MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.3% 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 Drive281% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210408
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 04:40
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 78.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
95% 179 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,001
97% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,441
89% 1,441 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.3% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 94
Parallax 86
78% 92 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 89.5
Splatting 75.7
70% 86.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 572 568 570 576 574 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,521
Write 1,722
Mixed 1,378
SusWrite 613
346% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 84.4
286% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 1,181
DQ Mixed 1,204
909% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 281%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
245GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7309
Write 6799
Mixed 6,828
1,558% 6,979 MB/s
4K Read 599
4K Write 292
4K Mixed 339
1,498% 410 MB/s
DQ Read 1,716
DQ Write 1,290
DQ Mixed 1315
1,034% 1,440 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
118GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 338 328 280 256 242 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 493
Mixed 351
SusWrite 321
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.9
204% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 352
270% 366 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 31.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 30.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78%
Great: 125%

 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $841
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