MSI A320M PRO-E (MS-7A36)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.58% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A36
MotherboardMSI A320M PRO-E (MS-7A36)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 15:23
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-9600 APU (2016 D.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 52.4
1-Core 63.4
2-Core 112
44% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 192
27% 197 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A36) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
5.58% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 10.6
6% 8.59 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 8.33
Splatting 6.48
5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.58%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skihotar A320 120GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFQBB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 288 285 334 329 333 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 379
Write 346
Mixed 301
SusWrite 299
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 27.2
106% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 132
125% 190 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40
337GB free
Firmware: K2AOAB5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
28% Poor
Read 43.8
Write 49.1
Mixed 33
SusWrite 53.3
33% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TYA4U2666D19081C 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 7.9
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 7.4
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 152
26% 152 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A320M PRO-E (MS-7A36) Builds (Compare 723 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI A320M PRO-E (MS-7A36)

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