Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '21 at 18:55
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 64
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
86% 163 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 764
83% 658 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Asus(1043 87C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 160
Parallax 150
136% 159 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 129
Splatting 111
110% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 121%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
781GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 1283 1299 1344 1329 1333 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,746
Write 1868
Mixed 1,572
SusWrite 1,299
365% 1,621 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 55.7
201% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,098
DQ Write 567
DQ Mixed 810
608% 825 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 248%
Great: 347%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB
366GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 81 85 90 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 76.5
Write 99
Mixed 77
SusWrite 88.2
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
166% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE1 BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE1 BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 31
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 27.5
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS Builds (Compare 586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $352
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