MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.2% 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	231% 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	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	87.9 GB free of 96 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '23 at 22:00
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 5700X-$170 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 (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 104% 196 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,041 102% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,497 93% 1,497 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% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.2% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 109 Parallax 110 97% 113 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 79.8 78% 97.5 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 212 222 118 272 184 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,717 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,818 SusWrite 484 349% 1,550 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 79.1 263% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,259 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 1,126 846% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 365%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 85 Write 85.2 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 89.7 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3TB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 127 127 130 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 128 140% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 33 34 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 50.5 Write 32.7 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 33 45% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 72% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 95GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 32767, 16384, 32767 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 116%

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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	70	56	165	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32C3 ASUS VG328

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $134Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,391x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,357x
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	865x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

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 $42Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16