Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.6% 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	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '16 at 08:34
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 111 52% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 299 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7306 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 46.1 Parallax 59 0% 35.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 58.2 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 480GB-$140 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1402 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 256 (AB) Unknown 100 100 160893264 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 25 (D2) Unknown 100 100 1 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3735 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7550 (F9) Unknown 100 100 186952481	63.4% Good	Read 439 Write 289 Mixed 368 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 19.5 76% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.6 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 53 55% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 883 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 140 Write 129 Mixed 104 156% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.17 65% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 202GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 91.4 Write 109 Mixed 21.5 90% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.17 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.4 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 63%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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 $129Bench 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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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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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