MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	13.1% 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	143% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit색
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210312
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '24 at 10:42
Run Duration	367 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G Graphics 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 67.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 85% 160 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 727 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

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) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.8 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 22 13% 18.6 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 17.5 Splatting 18.4 13% 16 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0C-00AJM0 240GB 3,525 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 231610WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 98 105 97 93 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1407 Write 985 Mixed 994 SusWrite 138 196% 881 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 51.1 169% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 642 DQ Write 500 DQ Mixed 558 421% 566 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 189%
Tammuz SSD 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 880GB free Firmware: HLC SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 435 434 439 439 434 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 436 Mixed 414 SusWrite 437 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 29.6 126% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 52.8 97% 185 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 206%
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 128GB 1,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 6GB free Firmware: HM73001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 300 Mixed 265 77% 348 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 29.1 109% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 194 173% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 560GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 124 130 127 129 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 109 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 127 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 124 121 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 175GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 91 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 86.3 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 92.4 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS542525K9A300 250GB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 110GB free Firmware: BBFOC3EP Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14,644 Mixed 30.7 5,243% 7,338 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 32%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$46 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 410GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 84.7 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 92.1 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 62%
WD WD80EAZZ-00BKLB0 8TB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 329GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 187 186 187 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 117%
WD WD80EAZZ-00BKLB0 8TB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 182 188 184 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 109 Write 97.5 Mixed 103 SusWrite 183 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 117%
WD WD80EAZZ-00BKLB0 8TB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 443GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 192 195 190 193 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 0P 3R 2G 6B (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	34	9	60	27"	1920 1080	BNQ78E6 BenQ GW2780

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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 $115Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	360x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 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