MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive249% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 01:10
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 273
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 813
79% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 96.3
Reflection 105
Parallax 148
78% 116 fps
MRender 87.4
Gravity 107
Splatting 72.8
72% 89.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
848GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 822 834 838 831 835 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1508
Write 1701
Mixed 1350
SusWrite 906
308% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 74.2
261% 99.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,306
DQ Write 1,047
DQ Mixed 1181
883% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 249%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 37.1
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 31.7
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92%
Great: 118%

 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 17,433 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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