MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 08:09
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 283
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 810
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,059
66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 112
Parallax 101
83% 105 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 99.5
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 458 299 223 222 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 427
Write 358
Mixed 384
SusWrite 300
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 41.5
151% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 285
213% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 108 111 112 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 115
Write 106
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 110
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 182 187 189 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 177
Mixed 111
SusWrite 186
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 118%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 32.9
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 31.9
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 103%

 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 9,497 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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