Asus PRIME A520M-K

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

23 days ago, 23 days ago, 23 days ago, 23 days ago, 23 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME A520M-K (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '24 at 19:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 171 2-Core 343 104% 198 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 925 94% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 175 Parallax 167 149% 175 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 138 Splatting 0.1 78% 109 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 32 23 18 29 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 328 Write 108 Mixed 155 SusWrite 26.5 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 23.5 124% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 33.4 63% 124 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 71%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 191GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 101 103 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 92 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 101 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 79%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 25GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 45.4 Write 46 Mixed 29 SusWrite 43.7 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 41%
Toshiba THNSNK256GVN8 M.2 2280 256GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 101GB free Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 188 189 172 159 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 25.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 0P 4R 6G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	20%	61	217	58	60	23.8"	1920 1017	AOC2402 24G2W1G3-

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 22%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A520M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	260x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	204x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	185x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	182x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	101x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	85x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	54x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	41x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	40x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	75x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16