Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.9% 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 Drive	112% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200910
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 09:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 74.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 860 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 52.3 33% 44.1 fps	MRender 54.7 Gravity 49.7 Splatting 39.5 38% 48 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 429 433 438 444 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 392 Mixed 435 SusWrite 439 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 46.6 161% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 298 235% 325 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 40GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 130 133 135 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 111 Write 86.4 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 128 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB 14,529 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 53%

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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: 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	9	7	60	21.5"	1920 1017	PHLC056 Philips 221EL

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	221x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	161x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	100x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	166x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	65x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $165

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16