Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 846 88% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 90.7 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 49.4 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD_2.5"_512GB_InnovationIT_QLC 512GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 461GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1128B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 434 445 442 442 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 423 Mixed 394 SusWrite 443 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 28.7 146% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 42.4 87% 169 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 4x4GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.1 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 108%

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

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	126x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	80x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	54x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	58x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	49x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	38x

SSD
SX8100NP 256GBAdataBench 179%, 1,828 samples	13x
512GB 512GBSSDBench 87%, 6,819 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	27x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	27x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	19x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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

Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)