MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 00:40
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 259 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 931 87% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,402 87% 1,402 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3580 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Lighting 97.5 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 90.2 80% 94.4 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 84.6 Splatting 77.5 74% 93.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,950 Write 1,467 Mixed 737 305% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 57.4 220% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 811 705% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Asmt 2115 128GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 35GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 313 Write 215 Mixed 196 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 25.1 92% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 77.5 81% 132 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 63%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 410 Write 406 Mixed 351 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 16.6 88% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 28.8 79% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Ocz-agility2 3.5 180GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 159GB free Firmware: 1.37 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 105 Mixed 116 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 28.6 105% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 102 80% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 52%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1239 Write 2,158 Mixed 1,378 359% 1592 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67.6 212% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 1,321 944% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 368%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 103 Write 95.7 Mixed 69.7 111% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 186% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE1 4x8GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 37 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 34.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 114%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,422x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,368x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,048x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	925x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	872x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	375x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	622x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	312x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16