MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive221% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateAug 11 '22 at 07:23
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 147
2-Core 281
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 989
90% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,486
92% 1,486 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 165
Parallax 145
135% 158 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 130
Splatting 116
112% 140 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 121%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1654 1659 1701 1055 84 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,135
Write 1686
Mixed 1,252
SusWrite 1,040
290% 1,278 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 73.2
255% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 810
DQ Mixed 872
624% 793 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 221%
Great: 299%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129
4.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 157 158 158 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 150
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 154
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 37.2
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 37
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 115%

 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 9,522 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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