MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	183% 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	84.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 03:00
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$185 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 64.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 333 97% 188 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,003 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 234 Parallax 258 210% 250 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 238 Splatting 169 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 349 99 102 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 465 Write 243 Mixed 335 SusWrite 189 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 35.6 138% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 185 166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 102%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 83GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 170 153 183 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 310 Write 272 Mixed 278 SusWrite 174 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 44.9 160% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 227 173% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 102 102 110 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 105 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 109%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 3.7 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 5 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 22.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 18 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 80%

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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 $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,381x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,039x

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	788x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	516x
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: $689

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 $184	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