MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201103
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '22 at 16:18
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 912 83% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,430 88% 1,430 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 17.8 Reflection 25 Parallax 26.4 14% 23.1 fps	MRender 23.4 Gravity 21.2 Splatting 22 18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot M.2 P300 256GB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM20.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 274 769 211 202 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 289 Write 616 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 320 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 69 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 705 530% 708 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 225%
Apacer AS340 120GB 5,956 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 96GB free Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 140 66 65 65 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 476 Write 286 Mixed 320 SusWrite 127 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 32.4 140% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 182 162% 240 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 180 177 181 184 190 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 116 Write 147 Mixed 72 SusWrite 183 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series Adata 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3266, 3266 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 32.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 28.3 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 82%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	274x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	166x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	153x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	115x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	103x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	64x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $66Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	36x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	50x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	35x
CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 90%, 7,651 samples	31x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $216

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 $178	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