MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.1% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$152 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 288 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 870 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C); gaming oc CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3763 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 211 Parallax 204 192% 217 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 163 Splatting 145 136% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 515 Write 142 Mixed 208 SusWrite 142 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 39.9 154% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 130 102% 141 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 244GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 144 140 138 136 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 177 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 140 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 173 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 164 Mixed 108 SusWrite 172 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD Passport X 25BD 2TB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 25bd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 89 87 87 90 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 75.9 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 88 97% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 33.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 36.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 92%

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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 $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,385x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	518x
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	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

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