MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive103% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C91
MotherboardMSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91)  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201029
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 06:29
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 933
87% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,348
83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 110
Parallax 121
106% 120 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 105
Splatting 91.6
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 328 314 244 272 262 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 340
Mixed 332
SusWrite 292
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 45.9
171% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 262
217% 313 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%
Seagate Expansion Desk 16TB
12TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 41.5
Write 36.7
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 38.1
8% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 1.4
22% 6.73 MB/s
DQ Read 9.3
DQ Write 12.3
DQ Mixed 2.1
4% 7.9 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 38%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 166 166 168 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 158
Mixed 105
SusWrite 165
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 35.5
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 33
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 136%

 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: $837
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