MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210302
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 280
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 834
82% 673 Pts
64-Core 1,064
66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 96.4
Parallax 89.3
80% 94.4 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 84.9
Splatting 76.6
74% 93.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB
847GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 456 473 482 483 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 345
Mixed 352
SusWrite 470
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 47.7
180% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 237
204% 303 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
928GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1088 1109 1137 1132 1132 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2534
Write 1,498
Mixed 1,631
SusWrite 1,117
378% 1,695 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 92.1
304% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1345
DQ Write 1,211
DQ Mixed 1,256
948% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 321%
Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 183 185 187 187 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 183
Mixed 105
SusWrite 186
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100
3TB free
Firmware: RA0B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 148 150 153 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 152
Write 148
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 150
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
29GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 3.5 4.8 4.1 4.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 33.7
Write 5.2
Mixed 2
SusWrite 4.2
10% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
85% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 41.4
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 41.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%

 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 15,801 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: $718
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