Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 15:41
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 907 97% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.5% Very good	Lighting 87.3 Reflection 119 Parallax 114 71% 106 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 103 87% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 201 85 66 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 473 Mixed 400 SusWrite 134 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.1 187% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 228 211% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 165GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 399 384 383 384 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 438 SusWrite 399 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63 210% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 372 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 477 481 486 486 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 463 SusWrite 479 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 280% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 177GB free Firmware: JP2OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 100 101 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 99 Write 101 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 100 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TZD1G808U32-SS001 2x8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 34.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	222x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16