MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.7% 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	165% 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.

Run History

15 days ago, 15 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 14:51
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 791 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 115 Parallax 117 101% 119 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.1 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 494 128 624 538 539 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,308 Mixed 554 SusWrite 522 208% 931 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 52.1 196% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 548 DQ Mixed 320 273% 391 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 277%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$74 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 162GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 135 81 82 81 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 444 SusWrite 155 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.4 200% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 369 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$74 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 173GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 157 84 82 84 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 310 Mixed 448 SusWrite 160 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.4 200% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 37.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 0P 0R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	13%	71	215	58	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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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	356x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	228x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	266x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	167x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	52x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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