MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% 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	121% 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 05:50
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 759 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 172 Parallax 195 165% 190 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 144 Splatting 120 118% 148 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 456 432 397 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 466 Mixed 447 SusWrite 432 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.6 185% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 298 245% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 669GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 380 362 363 366 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 476 Mixed 394 SusWrite 383 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.8 181% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 257 219% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 (59^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 35 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 110%

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

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,385x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	517x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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