MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Run History

1 month ago, 26 days ago, 7 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '24 at 10:54
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 1,048 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 720 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 121 Parallax 126 109% 127 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.9 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot M.2 P300 512GB 1,689 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400fAA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 52 59 59 13 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,191 Write 49.5 Mixed 665 SusWrite 55.2 106% 490 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 51 171% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 282 243% 346 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 286%
Fanxiang S100 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 477GB free Firmware: SN14130 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 431 435 444 435 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 478 Mixed 438 SusWrite 437 102% 450 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 37.2 129% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 255 193% 255 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 101%
Fanxiang S501 1TB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 426GB free Firmware: U0806A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 605 620 636 625 615 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 725 Write 642 Mixed 612 SusWrite 616 146% 649 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 25.3 147% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 422 371% 559 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 280%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 545GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 122 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 142 Write 136 Mixed 21 SusWrite 122 136% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180X 2x8GB 915 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 34.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 0P 2R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	22%	54	211	57	60	40"	1280 720	SAM0B30 SAMSUNG

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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 $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	360x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	231x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	268x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	169x
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: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $119

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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