Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H V2

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	279% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H V2 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 18:03
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 318 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 867 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7600 865 User benchmarks, average bench 110% PowerColor(148C 2421) ≥ 4GB; hellhound Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 174 Parallax 255 116% 191 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 180 Splatting 216 169% 206 fps
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 135%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fikwot FN501 Pro 2TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 295% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SN12463 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1751 1828 1921 1829 1344 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 2,075 Mixed 1,568 SusWrite 1,731 391% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 63.2 215% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1264 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 536 535% 872 MB/s
Poor: 193% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 371%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 207GB free Firmware: M6CR056 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 226 11 194 109 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 467 Write 424 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 171 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 0.7 52% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 13.3 32% 70.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 92%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 04.01G01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 97 100 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 108 Write 94.4 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 97.5 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 193 193 201 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 2x8GB 2,876 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 29.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 28.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 113%

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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	70	58	144	24"	1920 1017	ACR0472 Acer XF240H

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H V2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5500AMD $80Bench 86%, 3,830 samples	12x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	10x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	8x

GPU
RTX 4060Nvidia $293Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	5x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	5x
RX 6650-XTAMDBench 110%, 4,246 samples	5x

SSD
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples	4x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	4x
SNV2S500G 500GBKingstonBench 233%, 18,653 samples	3x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 84%, 32,187 samples	4x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	2x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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