MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive188% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '22 at 14:00
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 76.9
1-Core 161
2-Core 319
98% 185 Pts
4-Core 627
8-Core 907
96% 767 Pts
64-Core 1,124
70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
AMD(1002 1636) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.30.14
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.6
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 26.9
15% 20.7 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 21.4
14% 16.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S032Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 584 581 473 77 50 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,757
Write 585
Mixed 664
SusWrite 391
186% 849 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 65.2
236% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 394
DQ Write 549
DQ Mixed 417
330% 453 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 188%
Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
466GB free
Firmware: CC71
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 117
Write 117
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 126
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.3
46% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 14.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) Builds (Compare 1,875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $125
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