MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.21% 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	97.1% 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231016
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 23:22
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 74.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 96% 181 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 927 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 474.82 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.21% Terrible	Lighting 9.1 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 11.5 7% 10.8 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 10.7 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.21% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S650 480GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN14763 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 434 434 434 435 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 470 Mixed 425 SusWrite 439 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 37.9 135% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 238 180% 238 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 182 179 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 167 Mixed 112 SusWrite 180 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 249% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 24GB free, PID 5786 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1.2 Mixed 1.2 1% 1.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 1x16GB 6,240 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	45.2% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 61%

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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	46	10	60	23.8"	1920 1017	SAM71A8 S24R35xFZ

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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 $105Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	362x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	256x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	233x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	270x
RTX 3060Nvidia $253Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	170x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	55x
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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $105

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