MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210312
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 21:24
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 70.9
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
96% 184 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 857
90% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 187
Parallax 175
139% 178 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 175
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 256GB PID: JAJS600M256C 256GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0326A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 425 433 239 92 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 440
Write 426
Mixed 363
SusWrite 285
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 1.9
94% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 16
74% 158 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 26.8
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) Builds (Compare 1,861 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $125
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