MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). 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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '23 at 22:16
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 852 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 144 Parallax 147 125% 149 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 126 Splatting 114 109% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BX400G4R 400GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: G201DL29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 291 319 325 357 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 200 Mixed 309 SusWrite 334 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 38.4 152% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 278 220% 307 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 103%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 377GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,968 Write 3807 Mixed 3,042 734% 3,272 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 101 336% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,079 839% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 782GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,613 Write 3,933 Mixed 2,830 703% 3,125 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 99.4 309% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,205 882% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 133%
Intel SSDSC2BX400G4R 400GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 463GB free Firmware: G201DL29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 310 344 310 334 386 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 366 Write 348 Mixed 307 SusWrite 335 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 35.5 128% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 283 222% 308 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 103%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 548GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 146 180 177 182 184 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 113 Write 143 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 175 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 450% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 31.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 110%

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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	66	55	144	23.8"	1920 1080	MSI3BA4 MSI G241

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,410x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $199Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,364x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	870x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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