MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% 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 Drive	162% 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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI B550M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 11:49
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 320 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 945 90% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 111 Parallax 124 97% 118 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 109 Splatting 102 103% 131 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Klevv CRAS C710 M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 429 218 304 196 197 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,587 Write 1,011 Mixed 951 SusWrite 269 212% 955 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 44.8 210% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 103 163% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 210%
RX7 2.5 256GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 141GB free Firmware: HPS2227I SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 431 441 354 368 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 396 SusWrite 398 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 11.5 106% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 13.7 72% 159 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 661GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 168 167 170 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 175 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 168 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 203GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 91 92 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 97 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 91.1 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 40,300 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 33.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 33.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	274x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 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 $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	104x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	64x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $190

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $23	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