MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96% 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 Drive	57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 07:18
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$85 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 below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 65.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 88% 169 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 815 81% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 138F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 112 Parallax 118 101% 118 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 100 Splatting 88.1 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 80 94 93 90 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 145 Write 117 Mixed 136 SusWrite 90.9 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 32.2 133% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 111 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 194GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 427 432 424 418 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 491 Mixed 411 SusWrite 424 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.4 190% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 261 222% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 561GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 142 141 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 147 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 140 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF2X08QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 29.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 29 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 9R 7G 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
66%	76%	21	344	281	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2490 G2490W1G4

History: Score 39: 5R 3G 5B | Score 60: 6R 6G 12B | Score 50: 7R 2G 9B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B

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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 $118Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	346x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 4,817 samples	221x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	258x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	163x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	129x

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	68x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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