MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	144% 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	274% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '22 at 08:00
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$190 1,123,668 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 827 81% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,094 73% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$861 799,794 User benchmarks, average bench 136% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	144% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 190 Parallax 198 144% 189 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 187 Splatting 125 144% 149 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 151%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 160,790 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 1578 1263 1602 897 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,675 Write 1,691 Mixed 1,259 SusWrite 1,164 325% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88.6 300% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 312 411% 738 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 300%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$52 743,543 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 441GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 152 153 153 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 151 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,896 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 37.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 36.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 64: 6R 8G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	59%	41	307	242	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 141%

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Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $199Bench 97%, 324,477 samples	5,453x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $190Bench 82%, 1,123,668 samples	3,618x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $310Bench 85%, 755,235 samples	2,421x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	2,172x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $400Bench 132%, 191,140 samples	797x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples	684x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $97Bench 228%, 156,240 samples	897x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	684x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 236%, 80,042 samples	677x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	1,211x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	717x
BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GBUnknownBench 97%, 13,652 samples	595x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $864

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $179	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16