MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	273% 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

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 19:04
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 858 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 13A1) 2GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 33.8 31% 37.9 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 35.6 Splatting 31.2 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 670 651 620 616 622 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,619 SusWrite 652 393% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 85.8 284% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 384 443% 777 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 147 153 176 185 159 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 134 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 160 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 36% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 106%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: SN07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 138 140 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 134 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 35 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 112%

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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 $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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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

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Value: 102% - 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 $45	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