MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 327 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1060 104% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,575 98% 1,575 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 89.5 Reflection 90.3 Parallax 82.6 73% 87.5 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 81.5 Splatting 73.2 70% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 259 158 205 195 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 571 Mixed 377 SusWrite 225 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 42.9 196% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 446 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 362 282% 389 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 223%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 486 488 489 488 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 491 Mixed 463 SusWrite 488 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.9 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 133 139 135 135 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 131 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 133 137% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 36.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 38.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%

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

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,385x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	862x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	517x
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 $40Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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