MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '21 at 00:06
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 75.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 845
90% 716 Pts
64-Core 1,123
70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.33% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6
Parallax 1.8
3% 3.93 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.33%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 473 471 472 472 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 467
Mixed 410
SusWrite 455
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.2
190% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 289
240% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
451GB free
Firmware: AX0R5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 92 93 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 95.1
Write 92.8
Mixed 33.3
SusWrite 92.6
57% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905734-082.A00G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
54.5% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 63%

 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 9,528 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: $684
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