MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220317
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '22 at 03:05
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 76
1-Core 166
2-Core 309
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 848
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 161
Parallax 164
132% 162 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 148
Splatting 126
120% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 508
Write 485
Mixed 388
103% 461 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.1
201% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 307
231% 308 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
300GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 132 135 135 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 133
Write 132
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 135
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 26
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 25.3
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 96%

 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 9,585 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $735
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