MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210805
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 06:21
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 292 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 878 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3855 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 112 Parallax 127 97% 119 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 112 Splatting 104 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 444 447 427 407 415 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 449 Mixed 427 SusWrite 427 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 50.6 160% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 171 151% 225 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 459 461 464 457 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 471 Mixed 410 SusWrite 460 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 50 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 287 239% 343 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 146 145 154 139 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 103 Write 147 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 145 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 229% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 159 164 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 128 Write 140 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 159 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 358% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 37.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 37.4 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0%	0%	0	5	2	165	27"	1280 720	GBT270B G27QC

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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 $152Bench 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: $687

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