Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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.
Boot Drive	269% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 23 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '23 at 17:40
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 168 2-Core 330 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 929 96% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 209 Parallax 184 131% 184 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 143 Splatting 124 121% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1663 1824 1854 1836 1779 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1684 Write 1964 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 1,743 402% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 63.3 209% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 339 336% 568 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 365%
Ransor Starlink 500GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 466GB free Firmware: S1120A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 100 18 191 18 88 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 501 Write 415 Mixed 369 SusWrite 139 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 23.3 92% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 43.7 56% 97.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 316%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 129GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 109 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 136 Write 139 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 108 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMRA4U360JNNM-8G 2x8GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 40.7 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 1R 1G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	8	217	60	360	24.5"	1920 1017	DELA1B5 Dell AW2521H

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 23%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $115Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	45x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	38x
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	25x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	38x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	25x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x

SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	20x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	7x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	6x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	25x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	12x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	7x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $115

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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