MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 00:02
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 900 93% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,163 72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 92.5 Reflection 82.6 Parallax 71.8 75% 82.3 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 71 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 423 427 424 429 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 441 Mixed 276 SusWrite 428 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 36.7 172% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 145 147% 233 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 210 177 177 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 502 Mixed 382 SusWrite 217 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42.9 160% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 208 194% 299 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 490GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 159 165 163 162 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 142 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 164 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 927GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 176 177 177 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 172 Mixed 109 SusWrite 176 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 43.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 44.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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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 $201Bench 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