MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 08:53
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 74.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 307 95% 179 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 901 89% 726 Pts	64-Core 1087 67% 1087 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60% Good	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 95.8 61% 83.7 fps	MRender 75.5 Gravity 76.6 Splatting 63.7 58% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 534 541 527 554 550 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,327 Write 2,316 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 665 324% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 71.1 228% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 984 714% 914 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 277%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 466GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 449 434 434 431 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 492 Mixed 407 SusWrite 445 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 49.6 173% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 263 224% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 187 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 157 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 188 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 28GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 10 9.7 13 11 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 6 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 10.6 17% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 3.7 262% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 14.8 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%

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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 $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,375x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,038x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	856x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	787x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	515x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	372x
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	618x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	308x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $671

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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