MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive546% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 21:17
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 81.4
1-Core 165
2-Core 284
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 936
94% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.5% Good
Lighting 76.8
Reflection 90.5
Parallax 76.9
63% 81.4 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 71.3
65% 81.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
852GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4745 4730 4772 3769 1739 1709 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
546% Outstanding
Read 3,828
Write 4,655
Mixed 3,300
SusWrite 3,577
867% 3,840 MB/s
4K Read 79
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 103
370% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,508
DQ Write 1,223
DQ Mixed 1,377
1,028% 1,369 MB/s
Poor: 228%
This bench: 546%
Great: 595%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
465GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 175 82 82 82 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 493
Mixed 417
SusWrite 166
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 53.2
190% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 368
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 106%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 35.7
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 31.7
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 40.3
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 15,834 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) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $717
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