MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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)
Boot Drive	256% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 17:10
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 PRO 4650G 6,798 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 952 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU) 162,082 User benchmarks, average bench 13% AMD(1002 1636) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 21.5 Parallax 30.2 18% 24.7 fps	MRender 15.8 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 21.6 17% 20.1 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 500GB 5,450 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN2813 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1675 1679 1686 1679 658 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 1,787 Mixed 490 SusWrite 1,302 286% 1,274 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 65.7 231% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 630 574% 878 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 256%
USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB 1,823 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 13 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	7.1% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 12.3 Mixed 10 SusWrite 13 17% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 40% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.1% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 36.5 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 2R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	9%	108	332	261	30	84.6"	1280 720	HEC002F HISENSE

History: Score 30: 3R 4G 3B | Score 26: 2R 4G 4B

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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