MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	583% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 06:03
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 169 2-Core 333 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 882 93% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% AMD(1002 0E36) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 138 Parallax 301 117% 194 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 154 Splatting 176 151% 187 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APSFG-1T-CSUS 1TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 405% 921GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.F.2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 4869 4920 4834 4840 4895 4821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	583% Outstanding	Read 2,714 Write 4,860 Mixed 2,900 SusWrite 4,863 873% 3,834 MB/s	4K Read 85.3 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 121 408% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,197 881% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 583% Great: 583%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 15 13 17 17 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	7.81% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 3.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 13.6 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.81% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x8GB 15,812 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 30.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 31.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,402x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,362x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,045x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	920x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	869x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	794x

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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	620x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $749

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16