MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.2% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 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-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 10:26
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 75.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 296 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 857 90% 719 Pts	64-Core 1084 67% 1084 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 105 Parallax 120 91% 112 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 91.4 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 200GB free Firmware: CS303321 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 565 570 568 459 569 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,540 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 662 354% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 73.9 263% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1115 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 1,074 795% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 266%
Sandisk SD8SB8U-128G-1006 128GB 1,947 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 36 51 49 47 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 477 Write 259 Mixed 196 SusWrite 53.3 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41 164% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 166 151% 234 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 447GB free Firmware: HPH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 170 170 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 188 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 170 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6MFR8N-UH 1x8GB 2,510 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 15.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $129Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	347x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	215x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	259x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	162x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	125x

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	67x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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