MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	25 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 00:36
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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-$75 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 69.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 87% 164 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 842 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$140 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 61.6 Parallax 88.8 53% 71.8 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 46 48% 60 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 277 279 286 291 288 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 261 Mixed 252 SusWrite 284 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 37.3 152% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 239 203% 299 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 129%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 313GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 378 371 375 374 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 436 Mixed 278 SusWrite 381 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.2 150% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 140 157% 265 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.5% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 22.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 21.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 108%

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

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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 $124Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,513x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $165Bench 98%, 65,928 samples	1,404x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $75Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $474Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	958x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	898x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $280Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	816x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	529x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	386x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	635x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	321x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	289x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

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Intel Core i5-12400F $98	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $205	Nvidia RTX 4070 $519	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380