MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 13:52
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 857 83% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 110 Parallax 114 97% 114 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 105 Splatting 93.1 89% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,516 Write 1,832 Mixed 1,478 430% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 92.4 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 825 DQ Mixed 985 742% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 488GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1712 1720 655 317 331 419 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,691 Write 1,660 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 859 331% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81 266% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1,071 801% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 365%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A360 500GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 232GB free Firmware: PC4OC71E SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 93.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 59.4 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 184GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 145 145 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 151 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 145 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FE BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Very good	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 32.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 31.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 103%

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,400x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,361x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	868x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	794x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $745

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16