MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 04:16
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 55
1-Core 132
2-Core 277
80% 155 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 888
84% 694 Pts
64-Core 2,656
164% 2,656 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 18.5
15% 18.2 fps
MRender 15.8
Gravity 19.3
Splatting 16.6
14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
830GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 24 18 189 151 24 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.4% Average
Read 22.7
Write 27.4
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 127
15% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 16.2
78% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 34.4
83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 100%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 226 235 229 230 234 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 269
Write 210
Mixed 142
SusWrite 230
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 1.3
54% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 1.5
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 1.4
2% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.3% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 23.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 15.5
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 143
28% 143 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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