MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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 Drive	166% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '23 at 23:13
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 73.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 326 98% 187 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,158 108% 900 Pts	64-Core 1,966 122% 1,966 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 110% PowerColor(148C 2418) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.3.2 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 140 Parallax 240 98% 167 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 125 Splatting 180 144% 176 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 209 222 197 217 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,407 Write 493 Mixed 661 SusWrite 226 153% 697 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 56.9 212% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 662 496% 682 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 507%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 756GB free Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 408 424 387 328 316 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 352 Mixed 381 SusWrite 385 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 160 179% 303 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 23.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 93.5 43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $201Bench 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