MSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive172% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '22 at 03:23
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 748
74% 605 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Device(0000 0000) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.61% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 0.5
2% 1.53 fps
MRender 2.6
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 1.9
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.61%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFME0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 272 197 198 197 197 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,143
Write 1,246
Mixed 1,112
SusWrite 384
218% 971 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 72.4
250% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 438
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 567
427% 562 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 172%
Great: 226%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown W6451U66J7240ND 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 26.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 27.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A520M PRO-VH (MS-7C96) Builds (Compare 209 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $158
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