Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200813
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 26 '21 at 03:11
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 789
81% 654 Pts
64-Core 1,059
66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.4% Very good
Lighting 89.7
Reflection 90.9
Parallax 84.2
73% 88.3 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 74.2
71% 89.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8PA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 134 134 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 394
Write 137
Mixed 176
SusWrite 134
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 24.7
85% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 145
123% 184 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
834GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 157 166 182 182 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 181
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 176
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 32.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 31.2
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 34: 3R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
34% 20% 71 105 1 100 24.1" 1920 1080 SAM0F90 LC24RG50
Typical TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS Builds (Compare 586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $352
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