MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '23 at 15:11
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$166 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 171 2-Core 337 105% 197 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1074 105% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,427 88% 1,427 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 112 Parallax 117 102% 118 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 84.4 83% 104 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1267 1366 1396 600 283 219 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,557 Write 1,573 Mixed 1,521 SusWrite 855 310% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 56.7 186% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 1,017 764% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 295%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 380GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 165 81 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 443 SusWrite 160 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 49.7 165% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 128%
Micron_M510_MSATA_256GB 256GB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 238GB free Firmware: DL06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 342 341 341 342 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 342 Mixed 301 SusWrite 340 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 39 138% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 211 192% 293 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 95%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 588GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 118 119 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 118 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 428GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 85 85 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 98.4 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 84.8 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 36.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 38.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 111%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 27G2G4

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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	3,394x
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 $94Bench 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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16