MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive333% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 02:39
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$119
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 176
2-Core 349
112% 207 Pts
4-Core 699
8-Core 1,022
107% 861 Pts
64-Core 1,208
75% 1,208 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 113%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 247
102% 171 fps
MRender 225
Gravity 118
Splatting 152
133% 165 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
59GB free
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 477 467 369 408 451 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 127
Write 75.2
Mixed 63
SusWrite 440
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 17.4
4K Mixed 9.8
44% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 11.5
DQ Write 12.8
DQ Mixed 12.2
9% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 102%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126
724GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 1107 1060 620 1045 958 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
333% Outstanding
Read 2,733
Write 2,230
Mixed 192
SusWrite 1,021
341% 1,544 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 97.3
341% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 1,229
DQ Mixed 696
675% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 333%
Great: 380%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 52.4
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 46
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 35.2
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 44.4
103% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 118%
Great: 113%

 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 9,556 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $759
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