Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.5% 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	27.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '18 at 23:20
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 106 56% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 400 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2848) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 38.6 26% 33.4 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 33.5 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 35 12 25 23 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 337 Write 209 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 45.1 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 9.3 36% 11.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 12.9 DQ Mixed 11.5 9% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 56%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 104GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 142 134 147 129 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 295 Write 129 Mixed 175 SusWrite 131 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 16.8 63% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 19.3 15% 21.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 89%
AMD 1X2 Mirror/RAID1 3TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 460GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 103 102 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 122 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 104 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 161% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 1,884 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.4% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 82%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Total price: $358

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