Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.3% 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 Drive	137% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221109
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '23 at 00:39
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5600G-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 322 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 998 102% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 22.20.24 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 22 Parallax 29.8 18% 24.4 fps	MRender 16.1 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 21.5 17% 20.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AGI256G16AI198 256GB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1103L0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 664 305 214 188 186 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,300 Write 1,174 Mixed 868 SusWrite 372 207% 929 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 25.6 182% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 106 109% 187 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 193%
Kioxia-exceria S 480GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 447GB free Firmware: SBFA SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 434 234 165 169 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79% Very good	Read 205 Write 392 Mixed 278 SusWrite 262 65% 284 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 35.4 151% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 127 119% 180 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 169 169 157 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 191 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 172 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 965GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 106 102 97 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 82.6 Write 129 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 104 141% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 111%

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 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 35.9 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 34.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	222x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	55x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	44x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	43x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	35x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16