MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory16.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1024 x 600 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201113
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 07:34
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 807
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1707 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.8% Very good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 101
Parallax 139
72% 110 fps
MRender 87.7
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 76.6
71% 87.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Zotac Sonix NVMe PCIe 480GB-$797
114GB free
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 923 626 272 293 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,035
Write 1,302
Mixed 617
SusWrite 606
200% 890 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 46.7
174% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 582
520% 789 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 171%
Great: 244%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,727
Write 1,533
Mixed 195
253% 1,152 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 0.5
81% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 376
DQ Mixed 648
473% 629 MB/s
Poor: 116% Great: 248%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
69GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,140
Write 6,842
Mixed 6,848
1,552% 6,943 MB/s
4K Read 499
4K Write 288
4K Mixed 330
1,330% 372 MB/s
DQ Read 1,377
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 1,045
803% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
75GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 102 119 125 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 83.5
Write 74.9
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 116
63% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123
489GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 101 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 68.6
Write 70.5
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 97.9
56% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.6
194% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 35.3
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 32.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86%
Great: 105%

 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 9,500 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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