MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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.
Graphics	143% 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	118% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 143 2-Core 265 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 848 82% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 174 Parallax 201 170% 194 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 147 Splatting 124 121% 151 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 421 449 433 394 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 467 Mixed 428 SusWrite 421 102% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.1 181% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 296 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 669GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 368 365 365 371 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 443 Mixed 315 SusWrite 372 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.2 154% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 172 178% 292 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 33 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 110%

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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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,396x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,358x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	918x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	793x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16