MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.3% 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	91.9% 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

23 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '22 at 21:59
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$82 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 71 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 834 84% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,108 68% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 90.3 54% 73.3 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 47 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 282 275 275 261 269 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 287 Mixed 264 SusWrite 273 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.2 132% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 206 187% 287 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 129%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 59GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 163 125 135 126 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 214 Write 405 Mixed 117 SusWrite 143 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 31.5 133% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 164 153% 242 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 117%
Maxtor 6 L200M0 200GB 186GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.6% Poor	Read 32.6 Write 38 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 37 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 142% 1.57 MB/s

Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 7GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 6.9 8.4 9.6 7.4 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Read 12 Write 10.5 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 8.4 14% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 28%

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 (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 29 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 24.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 99.1 40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 108%

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,375x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,039x

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 $95Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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