MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99% 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	133% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 69.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 313 94% 179 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 916 90% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,137 70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 138 Parallax 128 98% 129 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 620GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 483 484 488 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 487 Mixed 455 SusWrite 485 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 64.4 212% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 375 282% 377 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 26 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 23.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 131%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,574 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

UFO

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,402x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $199Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,362x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	869x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	794x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $749

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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