MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive315% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '20 at 21:33
Run Duration248 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 3700X How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 71.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 956
94% 771 Pts
64-Core 1,433
89% 1,433 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 116
Parallax 205
111% 152 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 129
Splatting 162
114% 135 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 4 499GB
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2691 616 616 615 618 615 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 3,502
Write 2,948
Mixed 1,567
SusWrite 962
499% 2,244 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 75.8
246% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 556
DQ Write 1,204
DQ Mixed 825
643% 861 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 315%
Great: 285%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 1TB
137GB free
Firmware: RVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 237 82 85 83 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 416
Write 462
Mixed 389
SusWrite 165
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 27.8
101% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 147
138% 205 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 95%
Amd-raid SPCC 2.5" SSD 1TB
953GB free
Firmware: S122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 396 411 410 406 422 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.3% Very good
Read 450
Write 440
Mixed 328
SusWrite 408
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 18.2
75% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 54.1
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 34.4
74% 141 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 74%
Amd-raid ST1000DX001-1CM1 1TB
728GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 174 180 180 178 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 117
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 180
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.5
317% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 109%
Intenso Business 16GB
12GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 9.7 11 11 10 10 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
8.45% Terrible
Read 32
Write 11.2
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 9.9
17% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 24.5
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 124%

 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 9,624 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $708
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