MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	12.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 01:10
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 931 94% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1355) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	12.2% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 78.9 0% 52 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 3.91 36% 49.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-512 512GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFME1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 161 167 163 164 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 323 Write 176 Mixed 161 SusWrite 168 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 32.5 106% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 97.2 110% 187 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 102%
APS-SL3N-1T 1TB 1,737 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 483GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 455 452 461 236 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 418 Mixed 354 SusWrite 356 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 37.7 150% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 201 177% 263 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 344GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 114 114 114 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 113 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 16GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 60 60 59 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 60 SusWrite 58.8 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 216GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 145 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 139 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 146 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 33.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $145

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,854x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,914x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,520x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,415x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,362x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,231x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	812x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	655x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	512x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	905x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	754x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	421x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16