Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	109% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221103
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 07:59
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 5600G-$119 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 101% 189 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 933 95% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 338 329 330 329 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 339 Mixed 317 SusWrite 332 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 46.2 170% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 267 228% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Seagate ST3000VX009-2AY10G 3TB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 394GB free Firmware: DA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 116 111 105 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 159 Write 169 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 107 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 106%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 60GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 93 114 101 123 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 75.6 Write 84.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 112 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 207GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 187 187 186 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 130 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 186 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
USB3.0 high speed 1TB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 132GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 166 166 165 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 121 Write 142 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 161 156% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 1x16GB 8,257 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 18.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

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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 $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	221x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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