MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86% 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 Drive277% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 87.2
1-Core 158
2-Core 309
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,160
104% 876 Pts
64-Core 1,441
89% 1,441 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 99%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
86% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 125
Parallax 160
91% 132 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 113
Splatting 78.7
77% 96.2 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 764 819 750 801 718 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2056
Write 2,342
Mixed 1,795
SusWrite 870
397% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 81.5
289% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,420
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 1,214
899% 1,197 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 277%
Great: 297%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 203 204 204 204 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 93.5
Write 127
Mixed 29
SusWrite 203
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
189GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 147 147 148 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 142
Write 136
Mixed 102
SusWrite 147
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 36.1
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 38.6
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 9,532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $691
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