MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	231% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 08:28
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 75.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,103 101% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,447 90% 1,447 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5 4% 5.3 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0322 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1025 1039 1049 1059 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2045 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 931 281% 1,267 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57 194% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 522 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 618 496% 683 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 244%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 117 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 124 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 898GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 123 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 123 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G266681 2x8GB 6,425 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 29.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 29.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $129Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	347x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	251x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $99Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	215x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	259x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	162x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	125x

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	67x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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