MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	184% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 18:49
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$250 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 74.6 1-Core 176 2-Core 347 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,334 119% 1,005 Pts	64-Core 2,290 142% 2,290 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 202 Parallax 186 172% 200 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 676GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 907 263 331 204 320 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,636 Write 1,410 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 548 258% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 25.9 176% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 797 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 502 454% 688 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 305%
WDC WD161KRYZ-01AGBB0 16TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 13.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 263 251 257 252 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 266 Write 262 Mixed 158 SusWrite 254 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 5.4 DQ Mixed 4.6 3% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 35%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 353GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1534 834 492 380 358 371 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,561 Write 1,756 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 662 302% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 74.6 256% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 1,010 767% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 276%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 85GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 151 148 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 145 Write 114 Mixed 87 SusWrite 149 165% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 26.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 5R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	13%	45	215	58	144	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

History: Score 16: 0P 2R 1G 3B | Score 32: 0P 5R 2G 1B

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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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,397x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,359x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	918x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	793x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16