MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$144 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 811 75% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 57.2 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 65.9 47% 63.4 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 52.7 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 256GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126F SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 245 215 262 262 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 513 Write 266 Mixed 285 SusWrite 248 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 38.9 140% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 188 142% 193 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 98%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 875GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 100 99 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 75.5 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 96.7 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 286GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 118 114 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 89.6 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 116 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 114%
Toshiba HDWN160 6TB 489 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 5.5TB free Firmware: FS1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 189 202 189 190 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 195 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 190 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 358% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB 2,791 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 30.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 31.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 110%

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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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,389x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,357x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	917x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	863x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	791x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
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 $45Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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