Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 14:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 170 2-Core 342 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 673 8-Core 1,022 105% 848 Pts	64-Core 1171 72% 1171 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 125 Parallax 140 111% 134 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 134 Splatting 114 118% 149 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 496 Mixed 392 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 63.8 212% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 372 280% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 246GB free Firmware: GH2OA910 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 80.5 58% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 72%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 164 166 163 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 125 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 162 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 96%
WD Passport AV 25F5 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 807GB free, PID 25f5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 110 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 109 125% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 37.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 36.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns

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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 $105Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	224x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	167x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	66x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	57x

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	45x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	43x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	35x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $133

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