Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	276% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '23 at 20:40
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 839 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.3 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 93.5 56% 75.6 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 49.2 51% 64 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Reletch P400 M.2 SSD 512GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN03580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 2156 2212 1558 511 514 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,454 Write 1496 Mixed 1,606 SusWrite 1,456 340% 1,503 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 78.1 258% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,093 817% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 295%
SSD 720GB 720GB 755 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 88GB free Firmware: FW200810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 32 11 12 34 13 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 504 Write 358 Mixed 264 SusWrite 50.5 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 13.9 94% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 18.8 72% 157 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 91%
SSD 480GB 480GB 2,159 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 107GB free Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 19 13 19 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 504 Write 11.4 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 21.4 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x8GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 29 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 33.2 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 102%

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

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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	222x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 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	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16