Asus PRIME A520M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive152% 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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME A520M-K  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210320
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 18 '21 at 07:08
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$119
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 63.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 220
72% 133 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 684
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.2% Poor
Lighting 25.6
Reflection 6.6
Parallax 25
21% 19.1 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 27.7
Splatting 18
19% 23.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE110S 256GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 286 388 333 235 459 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 921
Mixed 829
SusWrite 373
191% 859 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 26.4
151% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 463
425% 648 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 152%
Great: 191%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 163 166 166 168 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMN16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 29.4
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 17.9
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME A520M-K Builds (Compare 1,456 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A520M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $147
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