MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '23 at 04:05
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 873 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 730B) 1GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.17% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 4.8 Parallax 7.9 5% 6.37 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 6.9 5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.17% Great: 7%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
240gb SSD 240GB 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,158 Write 647 Mixed 576 174% 794 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 31.4 151% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 62 111% 216 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 900GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 172 Write 115 Mixed 88.6 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 252 Write 5 Mixed 6.7 62% 88 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 249% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD416G320081 1x16GB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $132Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	219x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	164x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	47x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	47x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	40x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	92x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	70x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	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