MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.4% 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	357% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231016
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 14:07
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 276 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 885 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$291 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.4% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 105 Parallax 109 93% 110 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 98 Splatting 89.2 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 739GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42BFU6MI Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 2140 2117 1440 1048 575 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,787 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,812 SusWrite 1,566 472% 2,109 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 95.2 320% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1287 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 685 635% 985 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 502GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 124 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 105 SusWrite 124 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 1x8GB 7,168 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.4% 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	56	29	144	34"	1280 720	XMI3444 Mi Monitor

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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	253x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	225x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	262x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	49x
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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16