MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics150% 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 Drive228% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210513
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMar 14 '24 at 14:48
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$144
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 76.8
1-Core 168
2-Core 327
101% 190 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 900
94% 753 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 206
Parallax 195
181% 207 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 153
Splatting 133
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8FP4512G 512GB
334GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 508 507 479 504 493 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 1,535
Write 2,101
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 502
317% 1,408 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 78.6
272% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,301
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 798
696% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 228%
Great: 286%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97
472GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1339 1439 1441 1390 1389 1256 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2502
Write 1,450
Mixed 1,563
SusWrite 1,376
384% 1,723 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 89.9
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,319
DQ Write 1,076
DQ Mixed 1,177
887% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 331%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 27.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 26.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 129%

 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 44 14 60 24.5" 1920 1017 AUS25A4 VG258
Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $681
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