MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C96
Motherboard	MSI A520M-A PRO (MS-7C96) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '23 at 00:52
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$161 17,091 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 167 2-Core 328 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,010 102% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,478 91% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 185 Parallax 171 134% 174 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 171 Splatting 121 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 171 152 149 150 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 486 Write 447 Mixed 409 SusWrite 194 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 30.6 100% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 267 200% 267 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 97%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 68GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 294 181 142 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 494 Mixed 409 SusWrite 225 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.8 223% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 317 203 137 75 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 424 SusWrite 214 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 63.1 213% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 252 223% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 74GB free Firmware: M6CR061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 85 14 188 209 14 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 494 Write 168 Mixed 133 SusWrite 147 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 16.5 108% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 20.3 61% 127 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 100%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 46GB free Firmware: M6CR061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 270 13 13 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 484 Write 223 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 69.5 44% 204 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 8.4 81% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 8.9 36% 75 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 100%
WD A DT01A External 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 6GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 39.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 40.5 53% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 75% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 35 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	356x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	227x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	266x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	167x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	127x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	52x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	48x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	41x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	93x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	71x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	57x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $125

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16