MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics14.8% 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 Drive204% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$163
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 74.5
1-Core 165
2-Core 328
99% 189 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,044
103% 841 Pts
64-Core 1,487
92% 1,487 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
AMD(1002 1636) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.30.14
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 29.6
14% 21.1 fps
MRender 6.7
Gravity 26.9
Splatting 22.4
16% 18.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 395 342 332 340 342 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 1,670
Mixed 1,238
SusWrite 447
268% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 65.5
223% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,248
DQ Write 1052
DQ Mixed 1,106
840% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 204%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FJ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 52%

 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 9,559 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: $755
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