MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	263% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 00:46
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 67.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 831 89% 707 Pts	64-Core 1007 62% 1007 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	3.97% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 4.7 4% 4.73 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.5 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 3.97% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 1576 1528 1075 818 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 1,575 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 1,198 307% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 90 310% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 755 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 336 397% 681 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	278x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $115Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	168x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	154x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	116x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	105x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	64x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	36x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	50x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	35x
CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 90%, 7,651 samples	31x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $188

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16