Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H AC

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	150% 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	217% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 27 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H AC (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '24 at 18:55
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 847 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 210 Parallax 224 179% 218 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 154 Splatting 136 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1115 1039 177 164 181 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,497 Write 1,175 Mixed 1,297 SusWrite 477 248% 1,111 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 82.2 280% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 798 632% 876 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 239%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 569GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 50 191 209 51 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 510 Write 449 Mixed 420 SusWrite 111 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 26.2 142% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 37.3 89% 179 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 100%
WD Elements SE 2623 2TB 1,337 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2623 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 110 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 104 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 110 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 237% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 36.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 30.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (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%	0	46	11	165	23.8"	1920 1017	KGN0024 KAMN24FG6QA

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Typical GA-A520M DS3H AC Builds (Compare 351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H AC

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	111x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	59x
Ryzen 3 3100AMDBench 75%, 50,446 samples	40x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	61x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	31x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	24x

SSD
500GB SSD 500GBLexarBench 172%, 5,765 samples	35x
512GB SSD 512GBLexarBench 143%, 10,530 samples	27x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	16x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	16x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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

Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H AC

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