MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.7% 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)
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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '23 at 02:28
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 318 97% 184 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 853 92% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 92.6% 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) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 31.0.21902.5 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 20.9 Reflection 19.1 Parallax 27.2 17% 22.4 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 20.9 16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SKHynix_HFS256GDE9X081N 256GB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41710C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,482 Write 2,074 Mixed 671 384% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.6 210% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 850 647% 891 MB/s
Poor: 96% Great: 312%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 2TB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 120 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 140 Write 115 Mixed 20 SusWrite 120 126% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 22 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 87%

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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	23.8"	1280 720	HKC2413 24N1A

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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	353x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	50x
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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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