MSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	175% 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	NZXT, MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210727
Uptime	29.6 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 22:00
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 167 2-Core 306 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 888 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 114 Parallax 126 100% 121 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 93.3 Splatting 83.5 82% 104 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 514 547 571 457 546 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,160 Write 762 Mixed 521 SusWrite 559 167% 750 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 63.8 190% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 548 DQ Mixed 591 487% 709 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 276%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 147GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 244 243 246 246 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 360 Mixed 340 SusWrite 245 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 55.4 180% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 51.5 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 193 126% 143 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 358GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 131 129 129 128 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 162 Write 157 Mixed 102 SusWrite 129 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 37.1 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 37.1 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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	67	52	165	27"	1280 720	ACR074A XB273U

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Gaming 196%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 195%

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $190Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	210x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	28x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	84x
RX 6700-XTAMD $480Bench 122%, 20,231 samples	78x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	77x

SSD
M390 1TBMSIBench 267%, 3,138 samples	97x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWDBench 242%, 51,051 samples	45x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	89x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBUnknownBench 83%, 45,647 samples	77x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	47x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $850

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