Gigabyte GA-A520M K V2

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	376% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 24 days ago, 22 days ago, 21 days ago, 9 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M K V2 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '24 at 05:46
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 69.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 86% 161 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 893 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM 97 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AMD(1002 2402) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 57.4 Reflection 135 Parallax 91.9 47% 94.9 fps	MRender 89.1 Gravity 69 Splatting 75.1 63% 77.7 fps
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 79%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fanxiang S770 1TB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 393% 799GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.W.J.E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2502 2618 2629 2649 2667 2666 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,139 Write 2,712 Mixed 2,018 SusWrite 2,622 537% 2,373 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.9 288% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,180 DQ Write 663 DQ Mixed 895 673% 913 MB/s
Poor: 200% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 588%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3600C18K2D 2x8GB 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 97.9 41% 97.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 122%

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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	68	55	60	19.1"	1440 829	LEN1152 L197 Wide

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 22%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M K V2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	51x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	40x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	29x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	28x
RX 6600AMD $330Bench 86%, 20,866 samples	18x

SSD
CT500P3SSD8 500GBBench 198%, 13,020 samples	12x
AGI512G16AI198 512GBBench 174%, 722 samples	10x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	9x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	12x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16