Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221027
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '24 at 23:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4500 1,171 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 47.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 263 77% 149 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 823 80% 656 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 146 Parallax 129 103% 134 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 93.1 Splatting 82.4 81% 102 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SOLIDIGM SSDPFKNU512GZ 512GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 691 Write 825 Mixed 123 121% 547 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 42.6 151% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 403 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 109 114% 196 MB/s
Poor: 105% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda HDD 2TB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 0007 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 92 Write 112 Mixed 85.4 72% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer D12.2356CH.001 2x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 28.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 18.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 0P 3R 6G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	28%	36	179	54	144	23.5"	1280 720	MSI3BA0 MSI G24C4

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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 $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	44x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	38x
Ryzen 7 5700GAMD $174Bench 88%, 17,091 samples	23x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	37x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	25x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	15x

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	24x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	12x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	7x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $125

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 $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16