Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 190% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 02:28
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,014 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,426 88% 1,426 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 283 Parallax 298 239% 292 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 246 Splatting 180 197% 250 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 793GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 453 460 432 426 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 469 Mixed 424 SusWrite 438 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.7 185% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 305 248% 352 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 474GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 87 87 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 58.1 Write 52.2 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 86.4 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 59%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 322GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 119 120 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	71% Very good	Read 128 Write 105 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 76%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.1 9.5 8.8 8.8 9.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	9.45% Terrible	Read 24.6 Write 8 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 8.8 16% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 3.3 162% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.45% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,694 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 39.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 38.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 122%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	221x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	55x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	44x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	43x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	35x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $147

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 $45	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