MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive386% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 14:28
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 311
99% 184 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1198
107% 902 Pts
64-Core 2,198
136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 89.8
Reflection 106
Parallax 93.5
73% 96.3 fps
MRender 90.1
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 81.2
71% 87 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1950 2353 2362 2372 2378 2380 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
386% Outstanding
Read 2,348
Write 2,380
Mixed 1,989
SusWrite 2,299
508% 2,254 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 86.2
310% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,416
DQ Write 1,139
DQ Mixed 1,301
967% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 386%
Great: 390%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
931GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2056 2055 2056 2054 2055 2055 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,431
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,600
SusWrite 2,055
422% 1,886 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 71.9
241% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,426
DQ Write 1,308
DQ Mixed 1,364
1,024% 1,366 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 358%
Great: 370%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180U 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 50.1
MC Write 43.2
MC Mixed 44.8
132% 46 GB/s
SC Read 28.4
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 40.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 123%
Great: 126%

 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 9,522 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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