MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 128%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics155% 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 Drive240% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 03:09
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 151
2-Core 290
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 843
83% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,027
64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3557 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 209
Parallax 192
188% 211 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 158
Splatting 143
130% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 155%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 836 839 840 843 828 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,250
Write 1,314
Mixed 1,196
SusWrite 894
262% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 77.7
262% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,334
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1216
911% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 240%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 37
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 35.1
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 119%

 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 9,500 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: $685
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