MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220317
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '22 at 20:16
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$142
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 81.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 266
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 741
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (145 fps cap detected)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 145
Parallax 145
118% 145 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 145
Splatting 125
112% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 113%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
440GB free
Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1976 1246 1590 1916 904 2411 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2495
Write 2,116
Mixed 2,155
SusWrite 1,674
474% 2,110 MB/s
4K Read 70.6
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 63.1
217% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 56.1
DQ Mixed 176
213% 401 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 292%
Great: 410%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 2 5.7 2.3 23 4.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 458
Write 369
Mixed 186
SusWrite 42.1
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 16.5
63% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 49.7
DQ Mixed 1.1
23% 56 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
155GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 130 131 127 136 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 119
Write 108
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 141
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 32.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 32.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 85%

 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 17,450 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: $836
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