MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 03 '22 at 08:03
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 67.9
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
85% 160 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 853
84% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,078
67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 105
Parallax 98.8
84% 102 fps
MRender 91.4
Gravity 100
Splatting 95.4
78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 369
Write 415
Mixed 84.5
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 26.3
93% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 177
135% 186 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 178 176 181 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 141
Write 164
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 177
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 25.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 23.2
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 90%

 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 9,558 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $755
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