MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	227% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 15:44
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 70 1-Core 149 2-Core 278 88% 165 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 818 79% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.4% Average	Lighting 12.4 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 10% 103 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 131 Splatting 119 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 85GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 86 81 21 70 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 487 Write 219 Mixed 246 SusWrite 74.4 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 19.8 109% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 34.2 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 71%
Micron Crucial X6 SSD 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 404 410 413 419 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 363 Write 419 Mixed 386 SusWrite 413 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 37.8 132% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 145 121% 171 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 95%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 830GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1712 1402 34 662 675 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,081 Write 1,694 Mixed 1,255 SusWrite 1,033 287% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 75.7 268% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 881 656% 858 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 379GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 161 164 164 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 149 Mixed 111 SusWrite 161 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 925GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 120 121 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 120 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	69.5% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 28.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 26.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 115%

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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 $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,385x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,356x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	518x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16