MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.7% 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	79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 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 12:53
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 87.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 723 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 915 57% 915 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% 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 (100^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 22.3 Parallax 119 62% 72.4 fps	MRender 58.2 Gravity 81.8 Splatting 47.1 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% 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: 114 124 124 126 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 510 Write 182 Mixed 249 SusWrite 124 58% 266 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 40 142% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 148 115% 161 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: S3501103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 431 437 444 438 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 456 Mixed 419 SusWrite 438 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 33.8 142% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 108 142% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 765GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 195 194 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 189 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 194 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 35.2 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 60: 10R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	61%	23	196	158	75	23.8"	1920 1080	DELF113 DELL SE2419HR

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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 $279Bench 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 $300	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