MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '24 at 20:34
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$84 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 as expected (58^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 796 77% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5137) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 274 Parallax 301 238% 289 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 249 Splatting 196 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 205%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 494GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKZ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 433 432 455 458 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 312 Write 358 Mixed 298 SusWrite 446 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 37.4 132% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 188 166% 241 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 33.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 32.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 98%

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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	60	31.5"	1280 720	BNQ7950 BenQ EW3270U

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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	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