Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive157% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-A520M DS3H  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '22 at 14:52
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$139
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 70.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
97% 185 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 916
97% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,167
72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 20
Parallax 29.1
18% 23.6 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 21.5
16% 18.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GMTE110S 128GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0521A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 503 172 162 131 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,568
Write 690
Mixed 756
SusWrite 284
182% 824 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 29.8
179% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 482
DQ Write 630
DQ Mixed 373
333% 495 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 157%
Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
551GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 191 192 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 189
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 192
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 26.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-A520M DS3H Builds (Compare 997 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $167
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