MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '21 at 19:43
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 286 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 828 75% 629 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 213 Parallax 205 200% 221 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 606GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 904 641 381 157 650 108 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,798 Write 1,727 Mixed 1359 SusWrite 473 300% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 84.7 286% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1066 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 434 475% 800 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 169 175 173 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 115 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 172 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 40% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 35.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.5% 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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,402x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $159Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,362x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	869x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	794x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	373x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $742

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16