MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	285% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230306
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '23 at 16:22
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 72.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 288 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 820 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1536) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 121 108% 134 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 86.9 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM620 1TB 4,587 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2119 2177 2195 1565 287 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,907 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,794 SusWrite 1,438 425% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 76.3 251% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,115 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 586 538% 834 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 348%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 688GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 96.4 Write 97.5 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 99.9 119% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NINJA 1x31GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1 of 2 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.6 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 96.6 41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	23.8"	1280 720	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	366x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	260x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	236x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	272x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	172x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	128x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	55x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	50x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	94x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	73x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $119

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