MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	161% 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.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '21 at 19:48
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3600-$86 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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 275 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 770 72% 600 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 212 Parallax 206 200% 221 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 606GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 434 510 468 469 419 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,799 Write 1,114 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 531 268% 1,202 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 86.4 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 438 476% 800 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 176 187 186 182 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 119 Write 160 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 183 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 41% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 33.6 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,417x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,366x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,047x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	872x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	375x
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	621x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16