MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive40.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '22 at 09:24
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 169
2-Core 338
107% 199 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 954
95% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Lighting 93.8
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 85.8
76% 90.4 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 80.7
Splatting 72.6
71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 4.5 177 81 54 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 475
Write 373
Mixed 298
SusWrite 95.1
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 15.7
43% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 32.5
DQ Mixed 46.8
31% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 91%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
251GB free
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 497 491 490 491 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,826
Write 1,960
Mixed 1574
SusWrite 552
383% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 69.5
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 95.7
327% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,212
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 571
586% 956 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 299%
Great: 311%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
360GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 39.8
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 40.6
9% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 15
49% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.8
DQ Write 28.4
DQ Mixed 34.1
25% 32.4 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 21%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 37.2
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 32.2
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 38.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 119%

 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 9,501 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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