MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	124% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '22 at 07:26
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 57.6 1-Core 77.4 2-Core 174 56% 103 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 465 46% 377 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256GD9TNG-L2A0A 256GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001C10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 327 319 318 330 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,039 Write 867 Mixed 400 SusWrite 342 147% 662 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 32 139% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 420 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 396 313% 432 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 191%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 177 158 179 158 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 176 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 165 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 90 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 94.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 88.4 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE 2x8GB 6,792 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 32.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 17.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 135 30% 135 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	350x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $94Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	218x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	164x
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	69x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $139

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16