MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 300 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 884 90% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,387 86% 1,387 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 130 Splatting 112 103% 128 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 123 125 132 139 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 422 Write 114 Mixed 105 SusWrite 139 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 27.3 93% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 74.3 DQ Mixed 109 104% 171 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 111GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 358 360 352 365 359 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 499 Write 364 Mixed 318 SusWrite 359 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 48.2 4K Mixed 30.9 106% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 168 128% 178 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 103%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 318GB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2107 2097 1969 734 770 763 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,930 Mixed 1,510 SusWrite 1,407 359% 1,589 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 44.2 163% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 163 244% 495 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 53GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 133 135 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 105 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 136 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-2400 4x4GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 29.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 28.5 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 105%

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,386x
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 $279Bench 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: $691

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16