MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	174% 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 B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 16:27
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600-$139 9,841 User benchmarks, average bench 93% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 100% 188 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 939 98% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 42 35% 44.1 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36.6 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 522 533 536 536 533 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 1,625 Mixed 539 SusWrite 560 232% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 53.8 209% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 344 284% 398 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 277%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 14GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 82 82 83 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 86.9 Write 97.4 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 84.9 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 6GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 103 112 114 105 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 75.5 Write 99 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 104 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 106%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 56 Write 29.2 Mixed 44.4 33% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 5GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 102 77 65 93 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 66.3 Write 52.4 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 88.6 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 67%
Jmicron Generic 3TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 190 192 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 181 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 191 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 25.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 102%

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $140Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,389x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,357x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	917x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	864x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	373x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $678

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 $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