Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 02:29
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 74 1-Core 158 2-Core 302 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 830 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1006 62% 1006 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 148 Parallax 190 139% 170 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 130 Splatting 118 111% 139 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,465 Write 1,441 Mixed 1,060 294% 1,322 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 74.9 268% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 462 426% 648 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 743GB free Firmware: CC63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 191 192 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 193 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 189 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 26.3 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 25.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 92.4 43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%

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

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Typical TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI Builds (Compare 1,154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 124%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	475x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	154x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	103x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	208x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	150x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	141x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	171x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	78x
TM8FPD001T 1TBTeamBench 226%, 4,101 samples	62x

RAM
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	348x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $567

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