MSI A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 19:44
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-9500 APU (2016 D.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Memory 27
1-Core 43.5
2-Core 72.5
27% 47.7 Pts
4-Core 64.1
8-Core 45.6
8% 54.8 Pts
64-Core 41
2% 41 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia(10DE 128B) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.3% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 4.27
Parallax 4.19
3% 4.09 fps
MRender 3.76
Gravity 3.67
Splatting 5.65
4% 4.36 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.3%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
693GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 133 128 132 151 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 127
Mixed 71
SusWrite 137
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
13.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 3.7
13% 4.67 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 4.1
9% 3.27 GB/s
Latency 273
15% 273 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 2,989 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $303
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