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Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive215% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C96
MotherboardMSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '22 at 01:41
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 81.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 270
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 858
83% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 87.7%
 Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
MSI(1462 3976)
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 119
Parallax 124
107% 125 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 103
Splatting 89.5
89% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑
This bench: 101%
 Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MSI M390 500GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EHFM31.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1495 1687 1861 1767 1789 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,371
Write 1,729
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 1,653
326% 1,444 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 33.6
119% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 91.8
DQ Mixed 189
222% 409 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑
This bench: 215%
 Great: 321%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100M 1TB
891GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 34 33 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Read 49.8
Write 32.6
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 33.4
44% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
58% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑
This bench: 17.8%
 Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 36.4
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 28
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 98.4%
 Great: 109%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) Builds (Compare 1,915 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 23%
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Motherboard: MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD  $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples355x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD  $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples226x
GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples264x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples165x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples127x
SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples51x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples48x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples41x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples93x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples71x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $125
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HDDRAMUSB
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