MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '21 at 07:35
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 81.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 840
83% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 104
Parallax 108
92% 108 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 91.6
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,536
Write 1,561
Mixed 1,248
323% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 76.2
274% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 974
770% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89
651GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 468 480 484 485 483 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 482
Mixed 459
SusWrite 460
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 65.3
217% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 133%
Great: 137%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 19.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 20.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 62%

 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 9,503 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: $684
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