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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.2% 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)
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 12:39
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 76.2
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 187
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 850
70% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,281
79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1244 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.2% Very poor
Lighting 19.3
Reflection 22.3
Parallax 58.3
16% 33.3 fps
MRender 14.3
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 31.5
26% 31.1 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 474
Write 262
Mixed 45.6
56% 261 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 33.7
98% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 37.4
92% 190 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
6GB free
Firmware: KC45
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 117
Write 107
Mixed 65.3
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
WD Green 750GB (2012)
44GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 60 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 57.8
Write 58.9
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 60.2
45% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
200GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 73 74 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 77.1
Write 69.7
Mixed 42.9
SusWrite 72.2
48% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
2GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 9.4 9.4 8.9 9.2 9.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Read 11.9
Write 6
Mixed 7.4
SusWrite 9.2
11% 8.62 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD4AGUA8A-26N1900 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 55%

 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)

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