MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive363% 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)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 01:57
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 3700X How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 869
93% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 147
Parallax 206
109% 162 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 141
Splatting 98.4
96% 120 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
622GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 1623 1545 1527 1496 1498 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
363% Outstanding
Read 2,664
Write 2,489
Mixed 1,950
SusWrite 1585
487% 2,172 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 97.8
330% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 1,209
DQ Mixed 1,270
959% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 363%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
115GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 468 477 475 475 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 480
Mixed 414
SusWrite 474
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.7
189% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 291
241% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 41.6
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 28.4
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 39.7
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 103%
Great: 131%

 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 9,496 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $671
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