MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.6% 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 Drive89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '21 at 13:09
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 71.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 814
84% 677 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 69
Parallax 104
62% 83.3 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 53.2
54% 68 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 159 53 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 509
Write 443
Mixed 400
SusWrite 85.2
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 46.5
160% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 249
209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 91%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
275GB free
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 402 404 397 391 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 461
Mixed 422
SusWrite 395
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 27.7
146% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 37.1
103% 215 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
339GB free
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1104 1067 15 450 80 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,522
Write 1,523
Mixed 1,117
SusWrite 469
259% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 84.8
298% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 275
358% 633 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 218%
Great: 295%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
488GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 13 14 19 19 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60
367GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 94 91 94 89 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 81.7
Write 66.6
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 89.4
55% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 28
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 25.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 97.9
41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 144 31.5" 1280 720 AOC3201 32G1WG4
Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,519 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: $555
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