MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.1% 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)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '22 at 02:03
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 64.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 84% 157 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 904 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$99 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% HP(103C 8338) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 33 27% 33.4 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 23.2 25% 31.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 163GB free Firmware: CS303321 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 564 569 548 542 538 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,913 Mixed 1,681 SusWrite 721 330% 1,465 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 66.1 245% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,134 870% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 266%
Sandisk SD8SB8U-128G-1006 128GB 1,947 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 190 Mixed 63.4 51% 235 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 211 169% 239 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: HPH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 160 153 144 156 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 113 Write 161 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 143 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.4% 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 (94^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 46%

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	352x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	253x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	49x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	48x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	93x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	71x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $125

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16