Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.8% 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	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '16 at 19:16
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 76.2 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 131 56% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 215 29% 215 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2935) CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 32 21% 29.1 fps	MRender 20.2 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 28.9 20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5215 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1444 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 93 93 230 (AE) Unknown 100 100 251 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 45 236223201322 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 93 93 7 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 15718763416 (F7) Unknown 100 100 17611779 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1324047751	58.1% Above average	Read 480 Write 137 Mixed 192 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 15.3 84% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 14.7 43% 92.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 361GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 63 220104154 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 671 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 3051165 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1859 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 428 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 621871139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 672 (C2) HDA temperature 35 13 55834574883 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 10 1 220104154 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 84881438672607 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2175020867 (F2) Unknown 100 253 496974942	88.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 157 Mixed 139 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.29 90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 97GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 132268584 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 566 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 19808596 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2292 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 551 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 66 55 571605026 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 48230 (C2) HDA temperature 34 45 55834574882 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -137705241443047 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16334008299 (F2) Unknown 100 253 643238884033	62% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 118 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.11 48% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 153 Write 108 Mixed 120 156% 127 MB/s	4K Read 5.42 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 1.44 160% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB Corsair VS2GB1333D3 DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB Corsair VS2GB1333D3 12GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns

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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