MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	322% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 22:03
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 302 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 934 94% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	4.21% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 1.1 5% 4.7 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 1.3 2% 2.67 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 4.21% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1148 1154 1168 1131 1158 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 2,283 Mixed 1,699 SusWrite 1,209 431% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 88.6 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1328 DQ Write 1144 DQ Mixed 1,224 920% 1,232 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 494 495 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 414 SusWrite 494 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.3 221% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 372 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 84GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 123 126 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 75.7 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 123 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 244GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 114 117 116 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 84 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 117 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 4,740 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 30.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 37.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 122%

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

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,403x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,362x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	869x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	796x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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