MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 02:11
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,062 104% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,610 100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB; suprim x CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 252 Parallax 286 235% 275 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 238 Splatting 174 190% 241 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 299 183 114 128 102 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 513 Write 364 Mixed 325 SusWrite 184 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 195 143% 192 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 103%
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 86GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 390 360 355 354 354 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,035 Write 627 Mixed 478 SusWrite 431 143% 643 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 55 171% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 1,421 DQ Mixed 1,296 943% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 467GB free Firmware: SCOP SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 124 131 131 132 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 184 Write 162 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 129 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 112%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 6,669 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	2.19% Terrible	Read 7 Write 3.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.2 5% 4.22 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.19% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 31.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 35.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 103%

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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	3,384x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,353x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
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	620x
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: $693

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