MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	13.4% 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	148% 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	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	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '24 at 09:30
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4600G 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 68.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 887 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU) 162,082 User benchmarks, average bench 13% AMD(1002 1636) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 16.2 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 24.8 13% 18.5 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 20.3 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 17%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AGI512GIMAI298 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC2S038E SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 970 929 924 21 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 1,002 Mixed 844 SusWrite 634 227% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 29.6 108% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 415 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 235 182% 257 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 250%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 4,221 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 26: 0P 2R 2G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	26%	53	85	57	60	18.5"	1366 768	AOC1970 1970W

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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 $115Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	360x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	256x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	232x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	268x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	170x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	53x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	48x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	94x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $115

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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