MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

9 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '23 at 03:08
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$161 17,091 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 68.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 319 96% 184 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 975 95% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,457 90% 1,457 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.99 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 26.5 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 20.1 22% 21.8 fps	MRender 16.7 Gravity 27.2 Splatting 12.3 15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 347 Mixed 200 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 14.9 58% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 48.9 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 29.8 32% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 466GB free Firmware: T1118A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 431 435 429 432 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 441 Mixed 428 SusWrite 434 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 32.9 160% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 54.5 108% 214 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 471GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 180 176 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 145 Mixed 105 SusWrite 175 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FD CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 16GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 28.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	TCL0000 32S327

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,414x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,366x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,046x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	871x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	374x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	278x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16