MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	300% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 04:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 900 92% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375D) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 19 Parallax 18.9 15% 18.7 fps	MRender 16.1 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 16.9 14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 664GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1364 1380 1383 1375 1363 1366 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 1,386 Mixed 1,313 SusWrite 1,372 316% 1402 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 95.8 319% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,234 930% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 214 Mixed 93.8 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 902% 6.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 1x8GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 4R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	24%	58	226	142	60	19.4"	1600 900	SPT080D E20

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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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,396x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,358x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	918x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	793x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16