MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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 Drive	114% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 265 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 823 81% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% MSI(1462 5021) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.20.16 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 136 Parallax 233 97% 163 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 117 Splatting 151 131% 163 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 477 477 436 474 419 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 472 Mixed 399 SusWrite 456 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.5 171% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 288 216% 286 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Sandisk U100 128GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 119GB free Firmware: 10.56.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 362 364 331 343 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 441 Write 253 Mixed 143 SusWrite 343 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 12 52% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 12.8 DQ Mixed 14.9 13% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 196 197 195 194 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 6.8 Write 51.7 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 194 50% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 874GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 117 117 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 116 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 62%
USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	5.35% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 4 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.4 8% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.35% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 34.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 110%

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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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,396x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,358x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,042x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $482Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	918x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	867x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	793x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	519x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	310x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $41Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16