MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220323
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '22 at 17:01
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 2,405 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 850 89% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,570 Write 1,209 Mixed 1,278 301% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 70.8 245% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 851 692% 967 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
Transcend TS256GSSD230S 256GB 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 96GB free Firmware: R0427BNR SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 461 462 461 460 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 460 Mixed 443 SusWrite 460 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.1 192% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 272 228% 332 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 114%
WDS120G2G0A-00JH30 120GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 53GB free Firmware: V8341c75 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 392 394 259 67 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 477 Write 382 Mixed 326 SusWrite 260 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 33.4 128% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 115 100% 144 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 33.3 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	74x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $94Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	28x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	23x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	55x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	6x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	12x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	8x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 1x8GBUnknownBench 48%, 3,623 samples	7x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $164

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16