MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 02:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 908 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.8% Good	Lighting 90.9 Reflection 88.1 Parallax 76.7 74% 85.2 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 70 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 429 434 428 430 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 494 Mixed 396 SusWrite 429 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.2 195% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 258 220% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 111%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 218 177 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 501 Mixed 414 SusWrite 216 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.1 160% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 208 193% 296 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 476GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 160 162 165 162 168 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 162 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 164 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 927GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 176 178 178 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 174 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 176 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 47.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 46.2 116% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 45.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

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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 $15Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,382x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $15Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,040x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	859x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	790x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	619x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	309x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $555

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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