MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 Drive96.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B550 GAMING GEN3 (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220811
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 23:40
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 (52nd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 77.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
98% 185 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 899
93% 751 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 182
Parallax 183
132% 176 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 170
Splatting 122
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 177 166 170 162 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 442
Mixed 364
SusWrite 195
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 49
173% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 249
199% 273 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100
92GB free
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 423 417 445 471 469 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 442
Mixed 385
SusWrite 444
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 52.2
168% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 326
247% 329 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 113%
Great: 137%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 168 169 170 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 148
Mixed 104
SusWrite 169
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
Great: 98%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 137 143 142 140 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 28.4
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550 GAMING GEN3 (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B550 GAMING GEN3 (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $472
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