Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A520M DS3H  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200727
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateSep 05 '20 at 15:12
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 825
87% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 96.7
Parallax 89.6
87% 97.6 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 80.1
78% 97.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 123 94 113 92 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 478
Write 237
Mixed 330
SusWrite 150
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 40
160% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 190
166% 245 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 93%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB
747GB free
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 463 461 459 458 457 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 459
Mixed 403
SusWrite 462
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 28.4
144% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 42
92% 182 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 33.9
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 33.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-A520M DS3H Builds (Compare 994 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $153
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