Gigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive343% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210118
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 00:19
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 160
2-Core 314
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 913
90% 733 Pts
64-Core 1,128
70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 97%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 110
Parallax 113
100% 115 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 83
82% 104 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 1432 1456 1418 1405 1383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,658
Write 2,453
Mixed 1,942
SusWrite 1,428
475% 2,120 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 93.1
312% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1,151
868% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 343%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 205 206 207 204 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 38.2
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 30.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 36.7
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-A520M AORUS ELITE Builds (Compare 300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $126
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