MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '22 at 03:45
Run Duration363 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 82.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 266
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 800
80% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,081
67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 168
Parallax 174
140% 171 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 134
Splatting 117
114% 143 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 125%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 94 91 109 106 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35% Below average
Read 23.4
Write 54.6
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 98.3
38% 51.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 35%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 36.6
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 34
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 122%

 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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