MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 23:46
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5600X-$155 383,420 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 (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 170 2-Core 339 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 956 103% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,204 74% 1,204 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 1527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 95.9 Parallax 108 88% 104 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 104 Splatting 87.8 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: N191129a SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 37 37 37 37 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 472 Write 434 Mixed 387 SusWrite 48.9 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 47.9 153% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.3 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 50.9 77% 140 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 101%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 112GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 330 82 60 61 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 453 Mixed 427 SusWrite 178 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 31.5 160% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 48.3 100% 198 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 86%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 466GB free Firmware: 0002LIM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 143 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 136 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 142 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 77%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 124GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 110GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 0.6 17 3.8 0.1 2.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 26.4 Write 22.7 SusWrite 5.8 21% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3 195% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,498 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 36.9 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 40 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 117%

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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 $155Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,375x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,038x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	857x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	787x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	515x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	372x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	618x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	308x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $671

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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