MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	208% 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 (14%). 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	10.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210805
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 06:15
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5600G-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 95% 180 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 854 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 1048 65% 1048 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 1636) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.7.2 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Lighting 17.7 Reflection 19 Parallax 25.3 14% 20.7 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 19.4 15% 18 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB 7,333 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFMD1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 620 628 638 642 641 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,210 Write 1,778 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 790 288% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 61.2 234% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 968 705% 926 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 239%
SSD 256GB 6,980 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 73GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 397 311 86 70 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 408 Mixed 377 SusWrite 224 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 27.5 124% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 49.5 106% 213 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 108%
BR 120G 120GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 109GB free Firmware: FW200326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 24 21 22 25 46 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 476 Write 227 Mixed 260 SusWrite 45.6 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 12 98% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 75.1 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 15.1 44% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 212GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 59 59 58 57 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 96.1 Write 99.9 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 58.9 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 37GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 179 176 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 108 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 178 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX F4-3200C16-8GVKB KF3200C16D4/8GX F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 27.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 95%

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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	57	75	21.5"	1280 720	AUS22DA VP229

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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	3,411x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $190Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,365x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,046x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	871x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
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	278x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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