MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.4% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 12:20
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 680 69% 557 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 04E6) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 20.9 Parallax 113 57% 68.1 fps	MRender 54.8 Gravity 76.5 Splatting 44.1 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 127 125 128 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 507 Write 313 Mixed 194 SusWrite 126 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 49.6 155% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 187 146% 207 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 90%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: S3501103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 432 434 441 440 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 454 Mixed 418 SusWrite 439 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 31.5 137% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 102 128% 222 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 775GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 196 197 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 164 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 195 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 35.3 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 10R 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
50%	71%	14	183	149	75	23.8"	1920 1080	DELF113 DELL SE2419HR

History: Score 50: 10R 0G 0B | Score 50: 10R 0G 0B

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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 $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	348x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	217x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	260x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	163x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	126x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	47x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	47x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	40x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	92x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	68x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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