MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	176% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '21 at 17:18
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 71.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 243 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 347 47% 349 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 107%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Klevv CRAS C710 M.2 NVMe SSD 512GB 1,830 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM60.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 319 316 320 321 318 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,033 Write 1,533 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 500 240% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 69.9 240% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 592 DQ Mixed 843 581% 719 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 269%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 589GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 144 147 146 138 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 142 Mixed 104 SusWrite 144 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 2x8GB 2,876 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 28 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 23.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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