MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	230% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 21:41
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 278 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 950 91% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,440 89% 1,440 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 161 Parallax 153 135% 160 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 125 Splatting 110 109% 137 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1222 616 117 306 358 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,625 Write 1,664 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 604 283% 1,265 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 83 276% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 315 411% 735 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 295%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 465GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 122 123 118 123 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
BUFFALO External HDD 4TB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 169 168 170 173 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 167 151% 110 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 110% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 35.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 38.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.4% 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	57	27	170	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270D M27Q

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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 $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