MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.8% 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	242% 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, 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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 22:15
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 819 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 39.6 36% 41.9 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 27.8 29% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 1217 1208 164 130 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 1243 Mixed 1,296 SusWrite 670 266% 1,187 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 89.4 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 906 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 802 657% 929 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 239%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 693GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 52 51 278 53 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 516 Write 465 Mixed 420 SusWrite 143 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 27.6 146% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 36.9 106% 224 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 238GB free Firmware: SBFA15.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 228 226 292 233 232 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.9% Average	Read 283 Write 106 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 280 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 20.7 4K Mixed 12 57% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.8 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 39.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 7R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	16%	43	110	7	75	23.8"	1920 1080	AUS24D1 ASUS VA24E

History: Score 13: 2R 0G 3B | Score 30: 6R 0G 0B | Score 35: 7R 0G 0B

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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