MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	15.3% 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)
Boot Drive	80.2% 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

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '23 at 04:37
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5600G-$137 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 922 98% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 1636) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 23.3.2 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 28.2 16% 21.8 fps	MRender 8.2 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 21.2 15% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Midasforce 256GB 256GB 1,014 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: VE0R6355 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 412 410 199 204 144 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 396 Write 413 Mixed 327 SusWrite 296 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 36 126% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 82.7 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 119 102% 145 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 187%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 338GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 108 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 108 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX426C16FB2/8 1x8GB 384 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 17.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 53%

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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 $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	348x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	217x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	260x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	163x
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	68x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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