MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive265% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200831
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 77.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 300
94% 176 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 815
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 139
Parallax 152
118% 146 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 128
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
545GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1597 897 114 1311 1433 272 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 1,701
Write 1,708
Mixed 1,240
SusWrite 937
313% 1,396 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 89.7
308% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 892
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 307
420% 761 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 265%
Great: 295%
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
51GB free
Firmware: 003056R6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 73 91 106 74 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 469
Write 469
Mixed 366
SusWrite 117
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 42.9
153% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 179
165% 255 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
761GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 175 176 177 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 173
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 175
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180X 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 29.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 27.7
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 85.5
47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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