MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	227% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230628
Uptime	19.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 20:42
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 55.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 320 92% 180 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 942 97% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 85.5% 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: 22.20.27.09 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 20.4 Parallax 30.7 16% 23.7 fps	MRender 15 Gravity 23 Splatting 20.7 16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata LEGEND 710 256GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S036M SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 1183 1167 1177 742 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,247 Write 1,187 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 919 306% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 52.8 177% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 540 422% 567 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 258%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 144 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x8GB 24,552 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.7% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 143 28% 143 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.7% 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	69	56	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5BA2 22BN550Y

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	354x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	263x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	50x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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