MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 23 '23 at 14:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 976 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 2486) ≥ 4GB; palit rtx 3060 ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 179 Parallax 0.3 151% 122 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 140 Splatting 121 120% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 178 128 99 64 82 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.6% Average	Read 17.2 Write 228 Mixed 202 SusWrite 94.9 31% 135 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 16.7 95% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 34.9 81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 140%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 418GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 157 153 158 157 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 102 Mixed 106 SusWrite 156 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 191% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$40 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 267GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 131 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 110 Write 115 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 129 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 107%
SPCCSolidStateDisk 256GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 52GB free Firmware: SBFQE1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 117 122 123 214 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 35.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 38.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%

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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	356x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	229x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	266x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	167x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	53x
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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16