Gigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics159% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220720
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 08 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$180
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 170
2-Core 336
106% 198 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 940
96% 774 Pts
64-Core 1449
90% 1449 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 3497) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
159% Outstanding
Lighting 237
Reflection 205
Parallax 202
193% 215 fps
MRender 239
Gravity 158
Splatting 125
137% 174 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 159%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,170
Write 2,314
Mixed 944
402% 1,809 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 72.3
220% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,137
DQ Write 834
DQ Mixed 952
721% 974 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
452GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 71.7
Write 75.1
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 75.8
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 29.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 30.2
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-A520M AORUS ELITE Builds (Compare 301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M AORUS ELITE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $126
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