Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics167% 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.
Boot Drive162% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 80.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 313
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 930
97% 779 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 246
Reflection 228
Parallax 218
201% 231 fps
MRender 265
Gravity 170
Splatting 139
150% 191 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 167%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 510 SSD ZP500GM30001 500GB
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STOSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 495 494 497 499 497 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 1,837
Mixed 471
SusWrite 494
208% 921 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 51.8
211% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 491
DQ Mixed 674
516% 714 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 162%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
387GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 121
Write 122
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 121
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 26
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS Builds (Compare 589 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $335
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