MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	92.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 14:46
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	9%

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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 318 96% 182 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 876 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.6% 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) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Lighting 17.7 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 26.9 14% 20.1 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 20.5 14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ramsta S800 512GB 572 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: RI17V0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 404 410 427 425 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 179 Mixed 368 SusWrite 417 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 24.1 131% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 33.8 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF432C16BB/8-SP 1x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 60%

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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	59	75	21.5"	1280 720	SGT2150 H22V5

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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