Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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 Drive	219% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 21:44
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$151 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 100% 189 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 964 96% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,225 76% 1,225 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 186 Parallax 155 152% 176 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 123 Splatting 127 105% 128 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB 7,562 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 428 429 430 432 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 1623 Mixed 1265 SusWrite 483 278% 1,239 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 80.1 251% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 993 760% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 232%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 790GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 110 127% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 24.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 125%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	221x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	55x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	44x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	43x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	35x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $165

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16