MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.5% 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	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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 15:52
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 70.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 90% 170 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 874 90% 725 Pts	64-Core 1066 66% 1066 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sapphire(174B E101) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	4.36% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 8.1 Parallax 3.7 4% 5.67 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 7.3 5% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.36% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7TN3Q-256G-1006 256GB 1,540 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2180306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 377 382 382 383 381 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 379 Mixed 246 SusWrite 378 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 39.3 151% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 142 142% 227 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 96%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 479 479 480 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 473 Mixed 424 SusWrite 479 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.2 180% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 281 234% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 478 479 480 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 471 Mixed 423 SusWrite 479 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.5 183% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 278 233% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 186 187 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 179 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 186 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 5786, Q-cONNECT Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.13% Terrible	Read 22 Write 6 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.8 11% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.13% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 31.8 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 32 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 3R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	13%	76	58	36	60	19.1"	1280 1024	HWP285A LA1951

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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 $118Bench 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: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $118

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