MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	178% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 18:32
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 304 87% 166 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 862 75% 642 Pts	64-Core 1077 67% 1077 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 89.3 Reflection 90.4 Parallax 83.9 73% 87.9 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 72.8 70% 87.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 677 615 586 562 550 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 824 Write 753 Mixed 776 SusWrite 620 167% 743 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 64.5 223% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 807 DQ Mixed 969 693% 886 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 297%
Amd-raid Array 5 255GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 386GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 31 25 41 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.1% Poor	Read 384 Write 376 Mixed 171 SusWrite 34.7 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 2.3 11% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 10.3 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 8.5 7% 9.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 716GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 106 105 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 73.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 104 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%
Amd-raid Array 2 478GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 768GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 31 26 35 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.2% Good	Read 206 Write 239 Mixed 108 SusWrite 31 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.3 276% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%
Amd-raid Array 3 639GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 67 71 68 73 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 69.4 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 35.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	517x
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 $40Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

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 $40	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