MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.8% 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 Drive125% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 02:01
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 312
99% 185 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 879
92% 737 Pts
64-Core 1,108
69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3060 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 98.1
Parallax 89.8
86% 97.7 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 79.7
74% 92 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 473 436 407 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 474
Mixed 452
SusWrite 441
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 58.6
195% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 297
244% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 38.7
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.3
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 38.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,496 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $669
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