MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210513
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 08:54
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 74.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 867 86% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 108 Parallax 124 97% 117 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 110 Splatting 100 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 442 440 448 453 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 421 SusWrite 443 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 51.4 170% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 248 190% 256 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 928GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 464 462 464 467 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 473 Mixed 402 SusWrite 463 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 50.8 169% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 290 241% 346 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 144 139 138 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 80.4 Write 119 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 139 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 170 169 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 124 Write 132 Mixed 159 SusWrite 169 109% 146 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.9 412% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 29.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 28.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	18%	17	108	6	165	27"	2560 1440	GBT270B G27QC

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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