MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	182% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 668 65% 536 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 43.9 39% 48.8 fps	Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62 50% 54.7 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P300 512GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111H0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 781 485 1071 422 189 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 1,496 Mixed 968 SusWrite 605 250% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 25.5 196% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 429 417% 655 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 229%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 40,300 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 99%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,882x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,926x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,526x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,426x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,369x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	813x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	656x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	514x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	909x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	423x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $651

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16