MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57% 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 Drive	109% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200806
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 21:59
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 619 60% 495 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 95.4 61% 77.9 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 77.6 Splatting 48.1 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 448 449 443 381 394 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 454 Mixed 428 SusWrite 427 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 45 152% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 296 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 895GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 1647 1640 1607 1622 1637 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,680 Write 1,587 Mixed 1,254 SusWrite 1,631 346% 1,538 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 65.7 217% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 436 421% 671 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 898GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 209 213 210 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 203 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 211 130% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,375x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,039x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	857x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	787x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	515x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	372x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	618x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	308x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16