Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 165%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics164% 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 Drive238% 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.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 27 '22 at 02:42
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$134
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 169
2-Core 338
104% 196 Pts
4-Core 666
8-Core 987
103% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 218
Parallax 231
199% 231 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 162
Splatting 132
144% 183 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 164%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8H40104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1036 931 842 1160 1659 1648 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,628
Write 1,647
Mixed 1,142
SusWrite 1,213
316% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 30.4
212% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 513
480% 734 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 238%
Great: 244%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
676GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 137
Write 140
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 102
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 27.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 27.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 112%

 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 586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $338
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