MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% 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.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '23 at 06:22
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 97% 182 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 860 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.75% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 4.8 4% 4.93 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.75% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 Plus 256GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.4.8.57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1287 1291 1293 1286 1277 922 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 1,285 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 1,226 309% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 61.2 243% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 222 342% 640 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 255%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 1,909 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 17GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 35 37 34 30 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 61.8 Write 26.8 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 33.4 40% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 6.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF1X16QFHH36-135-K 1x16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 58%

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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	71	60	60	21.5"	1920 1080	DELD054 DELL S2240L

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	263x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	50x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	48x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	93x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	71x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $125

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16