MSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive270% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211215
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '22 at 11:33
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$201
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 171
2-Core 329
103% 194 Pts
4-Core 656
8-Core 990
102% 823 Pts
64-Core 1,479
92% 1,479 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
MSI(1462 3980) ≥ 4GB; msi 6700 xt
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.10.3
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.6% Excellent
Lighting 90.9
Reflection 87.4
Parallax 189
74% 122 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 104
Splatting 138
108% 132 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 129%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB
746GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM32.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1526 2377 748 600 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,614
Write 2,728
Mixed 1,413
SusWrite 1,156
391% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 73.9
278% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 1,149
850% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 270%
Great: 362%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 3x16GB
3 of 4 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 27.5
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 27.5
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 196%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 195%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $861
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