MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 199%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 239%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics204% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive287% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20240311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '24 at 19:40
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 165
2-Core 322
102% 190 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,185
106% 898 Pts
64-Core 2,641
163% 2,641 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
204% Outstanding
Lighting 305
Reflection 270
Parallax 306
249% 294 fps
MRender 328
Gravity 238
Splatting 171
192% 245 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 204%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1386 962 884 897 858 837 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,477
Write 2,322
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 971
416% 1,860 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 73.9
240% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,384
DQ Write 1060
DQ Mixed 1,191
899% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 287%
Great: 372%
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219
38GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 233 256 241 255 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 332
Write 264
Mixed 267
SusWrite 231
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 25.1
84% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 156
112% 145 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 92%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
97GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 349 324 280 266 275 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 469
Mixed 319
SusWrite 325
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 39.2
139% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 180
158% 229 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 107%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$105
289GB free
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 101 82 81 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 488
Mixed 449
SusWrite 219
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 51.3
170% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 103%
Great: 128%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB
531GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 647 648 633 615 651 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85
345GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 119 120 120 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 160
Write 123
Mixed 85
SusWrite 118
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 37.5
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 36.4
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 15: 0P 0R 2G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
15% 24% 46 216 58 100 35" 1280 720 BNQ7F5E BenQ EX3501R
Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,627 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $708
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