MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201028
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 10:20
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 76.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 903 82% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,431 89% 1,431 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 76.4 41% 62.5 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 44.3 44% 55.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 255 274 399 579 1140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 103 Mixed 210 SusWrite 479 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 30.6 192% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 476 431% 684 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 372%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 254GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 36 35 32 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 53.7 Write 48.2 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 35.1 36% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.8 343% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 176 167 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 129 Mixed 26 SusWrite 173 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 27.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 23.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 89%

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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	8	5	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Gaming 99%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,864x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,920x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,523x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,421x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,363x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,234x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	813x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	655x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	512x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	906x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	757x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	422x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $717

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16