Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 172%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive165% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 14 '21 at 01:54
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 892
96% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,127
70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 104%
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 229
Parallax 219
201% 232 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 170
Splatting 139
151% 192 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: 505 501 497 496 502 498 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 933
Write 1,612
Mixed 479
SusWrite 500
198% 881 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 50.8
216% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 951
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 678
516% 708 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 165%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
387GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 122
Write 112
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 121
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 35.9
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 30.4
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 38.9
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.6%
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: $339
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