MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	116.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '23 at 19:35
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$170 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 169 2-Core 321 100% 189 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 902 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 109% 126 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 107 Splatting 87.3 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Amd-raid Array 3 959GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 34 41 118 53 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.9% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 48.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 58.7 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 3.4 522% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 115%
Amd-raid ST2000DX002-2DV1 2TB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 30 40 53 45 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 162 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 39.8 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.3 284% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 103%
Amd-raid TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 3TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 28 40 55 38 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 152 Write 178 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 37.5 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 176%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/32GX 4x31.8GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 27.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 150%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	4,871x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	2,921x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,523x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,423x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,365x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,236x

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 $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	514x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	908x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	757x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	422x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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