MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.1% 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	83.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '23 at 21:39
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$149 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 340 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,044 103% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,319 82% 1,319 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600M 513 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AMD(1002 0E36) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 88.2 Reflection 129 Parallax 170 72% 129 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 87.9 Splatting 158 123% 150 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Xraydisk 240GB SSD 240GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS2705F SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 399 406 416 305 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 494 Write 422 Mixed 381 SusWrite 370 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 12.2 110% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 12.8 68% 151 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 83%
Xraydisk 1TB SSD 1TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 109GB free Firmware: HP3618B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 453 207 55 7.6 6.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 466 Write 466 Mixed 279 SusWrite 196 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 4 77% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 5.7 64% 151 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 272%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 121GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 87 88 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 78 Write 75.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 87 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown VMA45UH-MEC1U22T3 2x16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 40.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 42.4 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	72	60	120	27"	1280 720	LHCFFFF Primetek27H2G

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	252x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	224x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
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	48x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16