MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	111% 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.

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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 23:33
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 314 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 868 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$459 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 203 Parallax 195 188% 209 fps	MRender 234 Gravity 158 Splatting 126 136% 173 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inland NVMe SSD 256GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 49 269 288 93 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 1390 Write 241 Mixed 128 SusWrite 149 102% 477 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 12.4 94% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 116 181% 336 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 232%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 23 21 24 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.61% Terrible	Read 12.4 Write 29.7 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 20.8 16% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 9.61% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 906 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 28.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 27.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%

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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	58	144	27"	1280 720	ACR064D Acer XF270H B

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,426x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $178Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,371x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,049x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	926x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	874x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	379x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	623x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16