MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive259% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 19 '21 at 00:28
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 255
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 854
84% 688 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 5.7
6% 6.67 fps
MRender 7
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 5.8
5% 6 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
819GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 873 831 836 836 834 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,567
Write 1,731
Mixed 1,338
SusWrite 930
313% 1,392 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 79.1
276% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 1,209
907% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 259%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 37.2
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 37.7
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 112%

 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 9,556 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $759
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