MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201028
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 22 '21 at 04:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 247
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 699
67% 554 Pts
64-Core 964
60% 964 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275
Gigabyte(1458 4073) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 142
Parallax 114
103% 128 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 81.5
78% 97.7 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,516
Write 1,686
Mixed 1,524
353% 1,575 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 56.1
187% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,157
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 221
266% 497 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 295%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 100 101 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 162
Write 115
Mixed 64.4
SusWrite 99.5
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
228% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 32.1
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 28.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 165 27" 1280 720 SPT0A05 Sceptre M25
Typical MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 15,788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $720
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