MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

21 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '22 at 11:28
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 318 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 825 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.3% Good	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 71 60% 75.6 fps	MRender 93.1 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 68.2 64% 79.8 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 322 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.2 201% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 176 186% 306 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 53GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 101 105 122 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 118 Write 157 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 125 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 260GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 134 161 162 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 163 Write 127 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 142 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 36.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.4 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 116%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 24%

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Motherboard: MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	274x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $133Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	166x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	153x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	115x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	104x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	64x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $74Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	36x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	50x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	35x
CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 90%, 7,651 samples	31x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $192

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16