MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	201% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 00:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$149 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 169 2-Core 338 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 954 98% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 05D7) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 138 Parallax 296 120% 194 fps	MRender 233 Gravity 147 Splatting 175 150% 185 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 121 219 237 218 228 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1223 Write 1,716 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 315 254% 1,129 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 81.8 301% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 873 668% 890 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 299%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 219GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 145 156 145 142 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 420 Write 293 Mixed 360 SusWrite 177 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.5 159% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 171 161% 248 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 162GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 124 123 180 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 177 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 133 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 165 165 159 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 100 Write 122 Mixed 74 SusWrite 163 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 38.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 33.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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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 $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,381x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,040x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	859x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	789x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	516x
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	619x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	309x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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