MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive138% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '22 at 13:52
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 169
2-Core 335
108% 199 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 1,020
102% 827 Pts
64-Core 1219
75% 1219 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 118
Parallax 105
83% 108 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 102
Splatting 105
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
600GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 494 494 494 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 496
Mixed 444
SusWrite 493
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 66.7
225% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 373
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
WDC WD40EZAZ-19SF3B0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 184 186 184 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 210
Write 181
Mixed 116
SusWrite 185
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 1.1
75% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1.5
DQ Write 11.4
DQ Mixed 0.6
2% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 38%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 77 83 81 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 135
Write 137
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 82.1
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL16G36C16U4R.M8FB1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 36.1
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 30.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 39.7
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,527 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $688
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