MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	34.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	19.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '23 at 20:48
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 79 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 896 84% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,335 83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 92 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 85.8 75% 89.3 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 81.3 Splatting 72.5 60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 600GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 74 78 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 386 Write 90.8 Mixed 114 SusWrite 74.7 36% 166 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 20.3 91% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 111 88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 121%
Fanxiang S101 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN12605 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 411 421 438 434 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 457 Mixed 431 SusWrite 424 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 42.5 154% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 303 224% 293 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Fanxiang S101 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN12605 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 159 334 339 347 347 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 21,755 Mixed 22 7,779% 10,888 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 2,231% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion HDD 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9 9.1 9.1 9 9.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 52.5 Write 26.7 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 9.1 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 89%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 164 158 168 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 162 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 499% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 143 138 144 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 79.8 Write 134 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 143 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 114%
SABRENT 8TB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free Firmware: 2210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9 9 9 9 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 33.1 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 9.1 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 143% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 51.9 Write 32.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 8.7 38% 31 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 21%
Mass Storage Device 120GB 1,006 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 92GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 31 27 16 16 14 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 50.7 Write 37.2 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 23.5 48% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 12.6 890% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 18.2 DQ Mixed 13.8 1,133% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 70%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 50 Write 32.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 8.6 36% 30 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 89% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 105%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.57 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Mixed 0 214% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4R.16FE 4x16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 36.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 36.2 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 119%

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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 $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,387x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,357x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	863x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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