MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	24.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 18:08
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 5600-$139 9,841 User benchmarks, average bench 93% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 53.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 219 73% 136 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 749 76% 614 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.39 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 58 117 36 51 41 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.7% Poor	Read 218 Write 77.9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 76.4 21% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 4.7 25% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 91 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 13.9 31% 63 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 81%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 591GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 155 168 174 158 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 129 Write 146 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 162 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6B1 1x8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 10.5 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 0P 1R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	8%	61	11	2	64	0"	1280 720

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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 $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,393x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,359x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	917x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	866x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	792x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	373x
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	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $667

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16