MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.6% 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	249% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 19:18
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$119 383,420 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 (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 929 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,203 74% 1,203 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2061) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 116 Parallax 115 91% 114 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 85.6 85% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1311 966 976 956 970 982 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,016 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,764 SusWrite 1,027 397% 1,765 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 70.8 240% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 724 530% 701 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 679GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 462 462 455 426 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 465 Mixed 434 SusWrite 446 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 52.6 171% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 308 250% 352 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 192GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 121 123 119 109 107 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 175 Write 210 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 118 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 384% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 769GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 115 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 154 Write 142 Mixed 35 SusWrite 120 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 728GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 122 123 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 128 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 121 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 84%
PNY ELITE PSSD 480GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 447GB free, PID f00a SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 245 246 243 246 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 271 Write 161 Mixed 215 SusWrite 245 295% 223 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 28.6 2,869% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 33.2 3,548% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 262%
PNY ELITE PSSD 480GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 337GB free, PID f00a SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 42.5 Write 41 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 38.3 55% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 13 1,034% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 17.6 DQ Mixed 14.2 1,128% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 36.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 37.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 110%

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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	3,395x
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	917x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	793x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16