MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	18.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	137% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 5600X-$129 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 930 95% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 27.4 Parallax 23.4 20% 25 fps	MRender 21.8 Gravity 22 Splatting 17.9 17% 20.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 496 495 496 496 496 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 460 SusWrite 495 111% 492 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67.2 223% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 373 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 17GB free Firmware: 10.01E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 46 43 45 44 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 37 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 43.3 27% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 33%
Ativa 8GB 8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 0020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.1 5% 5.15 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.31% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 19 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 1R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	13%	69	68	55	60	23.5"	1680 1050	SAM0983 S24B150

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 25: 2R 3G 6B | Score 21: 1R 4G 4B

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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 $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,879x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,925x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,524x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,425x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,367x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $667

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16