MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 151%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200831
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '22 at 18:22
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 72.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 273
88% 163 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 843
82% 672 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Asus(1043 882E) ≥ 4GB; ROG Strix V2 OC
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
187% Outstanding
Lighting 273
Reflection 232
Parallax 293
222% 266 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 227
Splatting 165
182% 231 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 187%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 58 60 45 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 296
Write 52.2
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 55
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 12.6
75% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 69
DQ Mixed 11.7
38% 85.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 78%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107
105GB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,215
Write 1,984
Mixed 1,329
409% 1,843 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 67.5
238% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 1,073
820% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 203 204 206 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 143
Write 144
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 204
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLM16G44C19U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 29
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 29
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 95.8
42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $667
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