MSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 190%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 219%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics214% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive252% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C56
MotherboardMSI B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56)  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 20:06
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$245
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 967
86% 728 Pts
64-Core 2214
137% 2214 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
214% Outstanding
Lighting 318
Reflection 300
Parallax 341
259% 320 fps
MRender 354
Gravity 254
Splatting 187
208% 265 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 214%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI M470 1TB
542GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 755 798 850 891 891 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,252
Write 3,040
Mixed 2,130
SusWrite 855
466% 2,069 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.9
208% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1201
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 1,066
781% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 207%
This bench: 252%
Great: 504%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80
744GB free
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 371 179 561 369 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 58.9
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 39.9
130% 45.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 36.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 120%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550-A PRO[CEC] (MS-7C56) Builds (Compare 410 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 196%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 195%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $819
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