MSI A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A36
Motherboard	MSI A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200706
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 16:53
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD PRO A12-9800 R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G 156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 74.3 2-Core 138 55% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 218 31% 226 Pts	64-Core 235 14% 235 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 37,078 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7A36) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 8.31 Parallax 14 2% 8.13 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 13.8 Splatting 6.78 7% 8.21 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 365 Write 228 Mixed 228 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 14.6 60% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 66.9 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 30.7 33% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 55%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 7GB free Firmware: GG2OACA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 58 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 100 Write 90.6 Mixed 39 SusWrite 56.4 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AID48G30C18KSM-XMP 1x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.5% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 8.9 26% 9.13 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 7 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36) Builds (Compare 587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: MSI A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36)

CPU
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	125x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	62x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	109x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	50x
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 10%, 85,536 samples	34x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	37x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	12x

RAM
1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 25,310 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	11x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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