MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.3% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 20:13
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$94 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)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 69.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 862 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D97) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.1% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 51.2 45% 55 fps	MRender 63.5 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 45.4 43% 53.1 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 46%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fanxiang S101 1TB 917 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0906B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 408 432 444 440 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 426 Mixed 368 SusWrite 431 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 29.5 116% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 54.1 104% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 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	67.2% Good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 26 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 23.7 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 0G 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
3%	19%	16	192	12	60	21.5"	1920 1009	WAM2200 XG22VA

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 22%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $122Bench 88%, 10,823 samples	220x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $94Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	132x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 159,179 samples	104x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	179x
RTX 3060Nvidia $290Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	97x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	89x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	35x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 36,835 samples	54x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	35x

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Total price: $148

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16