MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive329% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220317
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 15:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600-$147
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 160
2-Core 273
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 849
83% 682 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
PowerColor(148C 2310) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.3.2
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 133
Parallax 275
107% 180 fps
MRender 248
Gravity 145
Splatting 198
160% 197 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1236 1153 1138 1102 953 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,526
Write 2,255
Mixed 1,591
SusWrite 1,184
422% 1,889 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 95
326% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,299
DQ Write 1,179
DQ Mixed 1,227
924% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 329%
Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
91GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 34 32 37 261 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 56%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
310GB free
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 65 65 64 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 89
Write 90.3
Mixed 57
SusWrite 65
56% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 62%
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 above expectations (65th percentile)
90% Excellent
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 35.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 90%
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 17,440 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: $837
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