MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive280% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210622
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 208
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 774
71% 593 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 78%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.62% Terrible
Lighting 1.5
Reflection 0.9
Parallax 1.5
1% 1.3 fps
MRender 1.4
Gravity 3.2
Splatting 3.7
2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.62%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S20G 1TB
828GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S0287
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 1702 1581 1671 1664 627 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,162
Write 1,775
Mixed 1,229
SusWrite 1,482
372% 1,662 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 64.3
218% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 641
DQ Write 927
DQ Mixed 818
609% 795 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 280%
Great: 306%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TO416G32D816CSPSXK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 34.2
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 108%

 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 9,630 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $753
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