MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics86.4% 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 Drive329% 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210513
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '21 at 21:34
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$151
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 319
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 911
97% 773 Pts
64-Core 1,154
71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 104
88% 109 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
696GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2050 1711 1707 1666 1622 1574 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 2,369
Mixed 1,880
SusWrite 1,722
451% 1,997 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 80.6
288% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1331
DQ Write 1,127
DQ Mixed 1,224
918% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 329%
Great: 347%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
159GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 140 176 174 176 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 494
Mixed 388
SusWrite 219
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 41.8
154% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 208
195% 301 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 97%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
811GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 90 89 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 99.9
Write 101
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 88.9
68% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.1
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 30.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 36.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 110%

 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 9,533 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $691
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