MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.5% 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	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200909
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '23 at 09:56
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 PRO 4750G 1,521 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 69.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,021 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,525 94% 1,525 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU) 162,082 User benchmarks, average bench 13% AMD(1002 1636) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 20.2 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 30.5 16% 21.2 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 29 Splatting 23.1 17% 19.7 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vaseky V900/128G 128GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1206A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 31 57 29 36 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 503 Write 369 Mixed 407 SusWrite 54.4 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 1 81% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 40.2 DQ Mixed 34.9 44% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 176%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 46GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 55.6 Mixed 42 SusWrite 75.2 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 58%
Generic External 250GB 627 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 83GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 52.6 Write 30.7 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 35 45% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 37% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MSD48G26Q3 1x8GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	19"	1280 720	HAN1900 MCT-19HDMI

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $115Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	360x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	256x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	232x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	268x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	170x
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	94x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Total price: $115

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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