MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% 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 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.1% 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	167% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '24 at 13:46
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	24%

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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 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 79.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 852 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 1393) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 108 Parallax 120 96% 115 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 111 Splatting 103 103% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AGI512G16AI198 512GB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1103L0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 477 162 708 131 1142 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,248 Write 1,349 Mixed 942 SusWrite 482 226% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 26.3 186% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 452 426% 656 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 236%
AGI256G06AI138 256GB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 62GB free Firmware: HC210901 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 269 352 355 307 42 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 454 Write 383 Mixed 252 SusWrite 264 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 7.2 77% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 12.3 64% 141 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 7GB free Firmware: 03150010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 329 Mixed 301 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 42.4 146% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 118 97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 14GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 62 62 61 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 117 Mixed 73 SusWrite 61.6 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 PSD48G320081 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 37 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 33.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

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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	65	53	60	23.8"	1920 1057	ACR06BF VG240Y

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 23%

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Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $133Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	351x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $94Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	219x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	164x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	47x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	47x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	40x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	92x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	70x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $133

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16