MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210312
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 11:43
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 5600X-$200 65,018 User benchmarks, average bench 94% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 313 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 979 100% 790 Pts	64-Core 1253 84% 1253 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 418,174 User benchmarks, average bench 154% Nvidia(10DE 153A) ≥ 4GB; rtx 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 199 Parallax 192 170% 200 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 165%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$210 14,363 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 282 268 266 265 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 329 Mixed 337 SusWrite 274 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.4 166% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 179 178% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 13,622 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 145GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 288 199 264 261 251 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 472 Mixed 230 SusWrite 250 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.6 173% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 176 180% 295 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 45,045 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 195GB free Firmware: JP2OA25C SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 123 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 114 Write 128 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 126 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$58 616,718 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 27 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.7% 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 37: 5R 3G 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
37%	37%	30	341	278	144	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7089 LC32G5xT

History: Score 37: 5R 3G 3B | Score 37: 5R 3G 3B

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 19%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $148Bench 81%, 1,068,225 samples	259x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $169Bench 89%, 24,832 samples	211x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $200Bench 94%, 65,018 samples	171x

GPU
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 150,685 samples	227x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 18%, 98,184 samples	193x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $222Bench 71%, 373,044 samples	97x

SSD
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 207%, 21,571 samples	52x
A400 240GBKingston $22Bench 68%, 443,928 samples	45x
A400 480GBKingston $39Bench 74%, 240,575 samples	42x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 89%, 81,012 samples	59x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 86%, 94,472 samples	52x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $54Bench 82%, 176,174 samples	43x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $148

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16