Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics17.1% 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 Drive71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '22 at 06:10
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 75.4
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 918
96% 769 Pts
64-Core 1,109
69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
Asus(1043 8809) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 22.2.3
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 21.7
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 29.5
18% 24 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 21.6
16% 19.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT-256G-1006 256GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2311006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 295 311 313 314 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 497
Write 156
Mixed 231
SusWrite 307
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 15.5
106% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 92.9
DQ Mixed 16
25% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 83%
WD DM001 External 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 34.3
Write 35.9
Mixed 31.6
SusWrite 36.9
48% 34.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.6
240% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 30.2
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 24.5
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 111%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $367
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