MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210303
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 17:42
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 279 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 832 84% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 172 Parallax 163 151% 173 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 59 54 39 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 491 Write 56.2 Mixed 193 SusWrite 86.3 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 43.9 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 215 194% 293 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 91%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 483GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1744 1003 1000 1000 993 1001 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,434 Write 2,579 Mixed 1,614 SusWrite 1,123 383% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 77.8 259% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1100 DQ Write 860 DQ Mixed 989 738% 983 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 159 158 155 158 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 152 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 157 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 340GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 82 81 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 91.8 Write 93.7 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 81.6 108% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 45%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 32GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 12.2 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 11.9 22% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.2 236% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 33.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 110%

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

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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 $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

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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