MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	193% 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 20:49
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 862 93% 740 Pts	64-Core 1103 68% 1103 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1536) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.7% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 112 Parallax 122 94% 117 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 101 Splatting 82.5 84% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM620 512GB 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1955 380 270 274 198 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,809 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,573 SusWrite 539 342% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 51.8 168% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 606 501% 729 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 317%
Xraydisk 1TB SSD 1TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 287GB free Firmware: HP3618C1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 458 456 183 19 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 495 Write 458 Mixed 394 SusWrite 276 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 12.1 102% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 16.3 78% 173 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 272%
Xraydisk 1TB SSD 1TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 954GB free Firmware: HP3618C1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 459 458 452 452 456 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 493 Write 463 Mixed 392 SusWrite 456 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 12 101% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 16.1 78% 173 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 272%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 2x8GB 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 31.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 109%

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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	70	57	165	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ7FCC BenQ EX240N

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	352x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	252x
Ryzen 5 5500AMDBench 86%, 3,830 samples	224x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
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	48x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16