MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15% 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	88.9% 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 00:58
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

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 5600G-$119 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 75.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 99% 188 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 920 99% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,165 72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 98.1% 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) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 26.8 15% 21.2 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 20 14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 447GB free Firmware: UG870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 176 213 198 208 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 451 Write 300 Mixed 296 SusWrite 230 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 15.2 72% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 32.8 46% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 60%
Adata SU650 512GB 1,519 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: XD0R840H SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 423 425 426 425 426 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 421 Write 419 Mixed 355 SusWrite 425 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 34.2 119% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 193 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 8GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.8 4.6 4.5 3.9 5.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 103 Write 9.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 4.1 24% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Mixed 0 184% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AX4U320016G16A-DTBKD 1x16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 63%

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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	68	56	75	23.8"	1280 720	ACR06CB SB240Y

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	348x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	218x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	260x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	164x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	126x

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	68x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $119

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16