Gigabyte GA-A520M S2H

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	242% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-A520M S2H (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220801
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '23 at 05:51
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2,630 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 877 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$226 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Device(1B4C 1522) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 109% 124 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 87.1 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D65 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 1169 1163 1239 1248 1253 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,290 Write 1,374 Mixed 1,181 SusWrite 1,204 337% 1,512 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 47.7 156% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 296 302% 519 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 310%
SSK 1TB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 954GB free Firmware: 0212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 326 326 332 333 334 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 301 Write 295 Mixed 300 SusWrite 329 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 26.9 90% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 203 139% 173 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID a578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 83 83 85 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.8% Average	Read 125 Write 101 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 83.6 125% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCSU 256GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 186GB free, PID a578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 163 168 167 173 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 349 Write 322 Mixed 328 SusWrite 169 387% 292 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 16.5 1,332% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 25.9 DQ Mixed 19.1 1,586% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 163%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 36 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 29.7 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 164%

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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	71	59	0	36.1"	1280 720	INS4303 NS43DF710NA21

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A520M S2H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	228x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	163x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	124x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	149x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	92x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	36x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	24x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	46x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $147

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