MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% 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	209% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 06:09
Run Duration	388 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 995 95% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PowerColor(148C 2401) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.Q4 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 122 61% 88.4 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 43.2 46% 58.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 500GB 5,450 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 1147 1149 1153 510 543 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 1,051 Mixed 921 SusWrite 940 252% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 52.3 197% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 771 DQ Mixed 563 439% 592 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 256%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 220GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 224 225 225 223 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 384 Write 339 Mixed 261 SusWrite 235 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 33.4 111% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 200 153% 209 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 739GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 476 471 472 329 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 466 Mixed 441 SusWrite 432 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.3 185% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 117 154% 278 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 108%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 12TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 160 162 156 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 138 Write 101 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 156 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 120%
OOS12000 G 12TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 148 Write 141 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 58.5 139% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.2 389% 4.17 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 1.5 475% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 97%
ST10000D M0004-2GR11L 10TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 234 Write 226 Mixed 101 SusWrite 117 218% 170 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 288% 7.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%
TOSHIBA MG07ACA14TEY 14TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 206 206 205 206 200 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.7% Very good	Read 194 Write 188 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 204 228% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 78%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 48.7 Write 144 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 58.6 115% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 0.9 368% 3.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 0.9 413% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 33.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86% 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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,422x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,368x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,048x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	924x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	872x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	798x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	521x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	375x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	622x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	312x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	279x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16