MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.3% 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	317% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '23 at 16:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4600G 3,346 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 943 93% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 94%

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) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 23.9.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 21.8 Parallax 32.8 18% 25.4 fps	MRender 15.4 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 21.5 17% 20.3 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 27,673 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 850GB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 2296 2289 2331 1511 1199 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2497 Write 2,279 Mixed 1,973 SusWrite 1,984 491% 2,183 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 58.2 184% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 848 636% 857 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 537%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 542GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 108 108 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 108 57% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$42 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 35.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 28.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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 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	71	58	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 23%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $115Bench 86%, 5,183 samples	375x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $75Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	268x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $82Bench 86%, 13,223 samples	244x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	281x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	180x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	131x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	50x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	95x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	77x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	59x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

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