MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 21:59
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 861 88% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 172 Parallax 159 150% 172 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 137 Splatting 114 115% 145 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 75 155 52 50 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 434 Write 259 Mixed 362 SusWrite 67 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 32.7 134% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 49.6 DQ Mixed 76.7 84% 149 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 91%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 954GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1890 999 998 999 995 994 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1462 Write 2,617 Mixed 1,618 SusWrite 1,146 388% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 74 256% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 1,014 756% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 146 149 149 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 134 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 139 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 340GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 82 81 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 91.5 Write 93.8 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 80.8 108% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 32.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

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

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,420x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $196Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,367x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,048x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	923x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	872x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	375x
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	622x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	312x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16