MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 882 92% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 205 Parallax 136 125% 165 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 145 Splatting 130 123% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 580 Write 646 Mixed 504 129% 577 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 44.2 207% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 330 333% 537 MB/s
Poor: 105% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 215 214 207 205 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 155 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 211 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.8 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 107%

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Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,395x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,359x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	917x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	792x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
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 $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16