MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	44.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C56
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO (MS-7C56) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 15:17
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 5700G-$174 17,091 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 167 2-Core 330 102% 192 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,239 112% 945 Pts	64-Core 1,542 96% 1,542 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 53.7 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 80.7 44% 65.3 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 45.1 46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 19 12 13 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 140 Write 145 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 34 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 106%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 817GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 130 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 61.6 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 129 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 916GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 133 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 139 Write 126 Mixed 115 SusWrite 132 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 197 196 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 159 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 195 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 28.9 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 51.8 SC Mixed 33.1 107% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 118%

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,376x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,039x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	916x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	857x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	787x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	516x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	372x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	308x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	619x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	308x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 89%, 87,344 samples	277x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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