MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98.8% 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	162% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '23 at 17:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	2%

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 5800X-$158 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 219 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 804 70% 594 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 155 Parallax 121 104% 134 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 89 89% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 256GB 7,147 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 949 914 311 594 416 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 969 Mixed 837 SusWrite 558 212% 955 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 23.5 148% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 336 332% 516 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 139%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 129GB free Firmware: V0303B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 236 7.6 8.5 17 226 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 486 Write 440 Mixed 412 SusWrite 155 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 26.9 117% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 40.5 91% 181 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 102%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 522GB free Firmware: V0414A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 434 440 441 441 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 448 Mixed 427 SusWrite 440 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 27.1 120% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 43.8 90% 177 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 43,162 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.7 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 38.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 113%

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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	59	60	28.9"	1920 1009	PHL0000 PHILIPS FTV

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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	352x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	253x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	49x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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