MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	1.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	198% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 10:23
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 892 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220 19,671 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	1.45% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 1 Parallax 0.9 1% 1.2 fps	MRender 2.6 Gravity 1.5 Splatting 1.8 2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.45% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 220 220 221 221 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,491 Write 932 Mixed 1,007 SusWrite 257 204% 922 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 78.4 282% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 933 DQ Mixed 580 502% 732 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 199%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 890GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 166 164 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 151 Mixed 110 SusWrite 166 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 33.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 34.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 100%

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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: 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	9	7	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM100E S24R35x

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	74x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	28x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	23x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	55x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	6x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	12x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	8x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 1x8GBUnknownBench 48%, 3,623 samples	7x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $150

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16