MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1152 x 864 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '22 at 10:27
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 640
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 858
53% 858 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Nvidia(10DE 109A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.6% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 4.4
Parallax 3.8
3% 4.07 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 5.6
Splatting 5.4
4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.6%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 240GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA15.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 167 108 71 74 63 MB/s
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67% Good
Read 232
Write 115
Mixed 244
SusWrite 90.7
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 35.8
132% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 17.6
80% 179 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67%
Great: 91%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
401GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 91 94 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 79.3
Write 83.5
Mixed 30
SusWrite 92.9
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD416F82-3000D 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 12.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41%
Great: 57%

 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 1,904 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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