MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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	150% 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	409% 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.
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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 18:26
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$150 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 890 90% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909); GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 2x OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 208 Parallax 198 180% 209 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3951 3168 706 740 712 743 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	409% Outstanding	Read 3,777 Write 3,958 Mixed 2,899 SusWrite 1670 690% 3,076 MB/s	4K Read 77.3 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 98.2 351% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 1,048 791% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 409% Great: 494%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 473 472 472 473 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 472 Mixed 444 SusWrite 472 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.1 193% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 294 243% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Liteon CA3-8D256 256GB 3,184 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 97GB free Firmware: 24879 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 274 270 268 267 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1,022 Mixed 1,061 SusWrite 295 240% 1,086 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 80.2 271% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 467 DQ Mixed 658 481% 635 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 135 137 141 140 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 071A 500GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 62GB free, PID 071a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 28.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 33.3 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 38.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 33.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%

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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 $200Bench 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