MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	376% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 20:07
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4500 1,171 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 139 2-Core 281 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 881 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% Sapphire(1DA2 E451) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 88.3 Reflection 136 Parallax 178 72% 134 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 91.6 Splatting 161 122% 149 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 368% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2198 2286 2314 2356 2369 2347 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,642 Write 2,346 Mixed 2,157 SusWrite 2,312 532% 2,364 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 67.1 243% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,452 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,167 889% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 469%
WDC WD25 00AAKX-083CA1 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 37GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 31 31 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.4% Very poor	Read 51.6 Write 31.2 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 31.3 45% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 63% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 17%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00MFCA0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 531GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4 4 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.6% Very poor	Read 51.2 Write 33.3 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 3.9 35% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.2 103% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB 58,684 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 36.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

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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	69	56	75	26.9"	1280 720	DELD118 DELL SE2722HX

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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 $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	357x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	231x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	266x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	168x
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	72x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $119

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $29	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