Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	228% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 288 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 776 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 807 480 268 269 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,094 Mixed 1,015 SusWrite 528 232% 1,040 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 88.3 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 798 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 320 400% 700 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
JAJS600M512C 512GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 107GB free Firmware: T0220A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 454 452 455 451 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 430 Mixed 404 SusWrite 411 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 29.4 145% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 42.8 97% 196 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB 917 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 238GB free Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 458 457 450 452 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 454 Mixed 380 SusWrite 456 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 25.2 141% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 31.6 81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 904GB free Firmware: AP14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 204 205 205 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 193 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 205 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160X 2x8GB 1,112 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 35.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 33.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 114%

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	220x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	165x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 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	42x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	35x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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