MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '22 at 01:59
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 225 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 835 75% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% HP(103C 8338) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 32.6 26% 33.1 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 23.2 25% 31.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 163GB free Firmware: CS303321 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1194 567 562 519 515 533 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1640 Write 2195 Mixed 1618 SusWrite 648 344% 1,525 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 69.3 248% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 1,105 818% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 266%
Sandisk SD8SB8U-128G-1006 128GB 1,947 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 277 Write 119 Mixed 108 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 11.8 78% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 55.8 80% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: HPH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 132 90 62 62 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 188 Write 170 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 82.8 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6MFR8N-UH 1x8GB 2,510 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	348x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	218x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	260x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	164x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	126x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	47x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	47x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	40x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	92x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	68x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $139

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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