MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	218% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 00:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 99% 188 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 912 97% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Palit(1569 2482) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 212 Parallax 203 189% 215 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 157 Splatting 128 140% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata LEGEND 710 256GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC2SAD01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 1123 1178 800 482 70 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,606 Write 880 Mixed 950 SusWrite 803 236% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 62.6 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 567 549% 869 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 258%
Afox 240GB 240GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 34GB free Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 198 3.6 3.6 3.5 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 414 Write 229 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 78.4 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.2 39% 9.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 113%
STT512I1-2YAMCG2 512GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 355GB free Firmware: HS14752 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 411 433 443 444 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 447 Mixed 432 SusWrite 437 100% 441 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 44.6 163% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 306 225% 291 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 363GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 185 185 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 156 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 1x16GB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 79%

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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	60	60	19.4"	1280 720	ACR051A Acer V206HQLB

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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	351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	252x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	224x

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	48x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16