MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	266% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '23 at 18:14
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	64%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 739 68% 566 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 108% XFX(1EAE 661A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 10GB, Driver: 23.7.2 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 134 Parallax 238 93% 162 fps	MRender 221 Gravity 119 Splatting 192 146% 177 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000 256G 256GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A8T4EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 828 663 337 280 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,491 Write 1,170 Mixed 1,226 SusWrite 584 302% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84.7 289% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 1,041 DQ Mixed 500 497% 786 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 279%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 771GB free Firmware: XD0R024D SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 423 426 437 436 429 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33% Below average	Read 99.8 Write 125 Mixed 142 SusWrite 430 46% 199 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 2.1 9% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 281GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 80 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 99.6 Write 94.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 81.1 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x16GB 779 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 22.7 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	218	60	165	23.8"	1920 1080	DELA1E7 DELL G2422HS

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

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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 $283Bench 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 $300	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) $31	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