MSI A520M PRO (MS-7D14)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98% 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 Drive280% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D14
MotherboardMSI A520M PRO (MS-7D14)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200903
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 76
1-Core 155
2-Core 311
96% 181 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 1,030
94% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,492
92% 1,492 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 134
Parallax 136
101% 131 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 128
Splatting 113
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 992 989 998 997 1001 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,022
Write 2,264
Mixed 1,781
SusWrite 971
396% 1,760 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 78.9
277% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,135
DQ Mixed 1,200
906% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 280%
Great: 296%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
286GB free
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 462 463 466 466 469 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 380
Write 112
Mixed 227
SusWrite 428
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 38.2
144% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 171
156% 234 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AHD19S8G26S 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 29.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 29.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 27.5" 1280 720 SAM0C4C U28E590
Typical A520M PRO (MS-7D14) Builds (Compare 338 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: MSI A520M PRO (MS-7D14)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $362
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