Asus PRIME A520M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive193% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME A520M-K  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200813
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 73.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 296
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 833
85% 685 Pts
64-Core 1,075
66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 4.3
3% 4.2 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 207 164 163 167 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,489
Write 919
Mixed 984
SusWrite 207
200% 900 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 78.2
280% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 572
488% 706 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 193%
Great: 189%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
754GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 167 161 157 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 181
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 161
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown LD4AU016G-H2666G 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.7
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 93
43% 93 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME A520M-K Builds (Compare 1,464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A520M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $167
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