Asus PRIME A520M-K

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME A520M-K (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 831 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D97) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 55.6 49% 58.9 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 49.8 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 356 359 353 362 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 362 Mixed 273 SusWrite 359 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41.2 159% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 323 237% 306 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 104%
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 160GB free Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1707 400 326 364 374 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2842 Write 2,620 Mixed 2380 SusWrite 602 472% 2,111 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 93.6 331% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,190 896% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 494%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOY CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 891 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 34.7 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 33.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 104%

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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	6	165	23.5"	1280 720	ACR0752 XF240Q S

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 22%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A520M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $129Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	204x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	185x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	181x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	99x
RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)AMDBench 13%, 162,082 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	53x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	40x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	39x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	72x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $157

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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