MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive181% 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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201111
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateJan 04 '22 at 13:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 85%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 70
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
84% 157 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 620
72% 561 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2085 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 38.8
Reflection 44.4
Parallax 41.1
32% 41.4 fps
MRender 42.9
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 28.7
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFK0N01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 847 275 335 147 329 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,125
Write 1,516
Mixed 1,103
SusWrite 416
234% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 62.8
228% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 1,142
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 856
652% 891 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 181%
Great: 244%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
530GB free
Firmware: S3402101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 381 397 411 417 407 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 463
Write 407
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 388
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 13.8
106% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 35.3
85% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 27.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 24.4
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96) Builds (Compare 210 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $140
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