MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 02:04
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 986 99% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,201 74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5020) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 140 Parallax 239 101% 167 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 120 Splatting 154 134% 167 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 560GB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 76 90 104 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 162 Write 168 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 82.7 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2400 C16 Series 16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 29.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 29.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 87%

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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	144	23.8"	1280 720	MSI3BA4 MSI G241

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Typical MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 15,905 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $128

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,887x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,928x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,525x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,430x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,371x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,240x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	814x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	656x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	514x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	909x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	762x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	425x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16