MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	180% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '23 at 12:18
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 3600-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 277 84% 156 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 812 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,076 67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 121 Parallax 133 102% 127 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 127 Splatting 112 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AI1 512GB 20,980 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 866 905 928 927 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 972 Write 910 Mixed 820 SusWrite 769 195% 868 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 61 218% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 400 362% 529 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 203%
WD WD10JUCX-63WPNY0 1TB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 397GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 85 85 84 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 55.7 Write 77.9 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 83.8 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 64%
Adaptec Array 3TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 39 22 38 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 182 Write 42.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 32 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 90%
Adaptec Array 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 898GB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 71 57 69 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 97.1 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 64.6 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 95%
Adaptec Array 499GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 406GB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 63.2 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 54.6 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX KF3600C16D4/16GX 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 36.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 34.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 96%

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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	51	16	60	24.1"	1280 720	PHL08C8 Philips 240S4

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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	354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 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	263x
RTX 3060Nvidia $288Bench 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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	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