Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A520M DS3H  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210118
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 12 '23 at 00:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 77.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 777
75% 619 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.41
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 87.8
Reflection 85.6
Parallax 88.9
72% 87.4 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 68.6
66% 83.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X14c18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 22 70 30 28 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 428
Write 365
Mixed 248
SusWrite 45
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 8.1
56% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 174
130% 171 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 88%
Sandisk SDIS6BM-128GB 128GB
76GB free
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 49 50 47 49 44 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43% Average
Read 431
Write 343
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 88.7
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 7
62% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 82.5
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 1
18% 43.5 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43%
Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
202GB free
Firmware: KC65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 102 105 105 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 103
Write 100
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 104
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown LD4AU008G-H3200GST 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.9% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 16.3
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-A520M DS3H Builds (Compare 1,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $153
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