Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	51.5% 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	70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '15 at 19:21
Run Duration	1709 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 70.8 2-Core 134 47% 102 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 463 44% 362 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 48% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1046.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 79.1 52% 66.7 fps	MRender 53.1 Gravity 56 Splatting 74.4 52% 61.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 40 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 93 (AB) Unknown 100 100 81541968 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (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 9 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 769 (F2) Unknown 100 100 429 (F9) Unknown 100 100 49299688	70.8% Very good	Read 469 Write 449 Mixed 470 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 12.1 79% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 62.4 DQ Mixed 13.1 18% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 867GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 174 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 112 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 47 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 94 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 61 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 50 (C2) HDA temperature 114 108 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	100% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 173 Mixed 163 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.24 105% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer U 32GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	8.39% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 9.08 Mixed 12.3 16% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.45 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.24 82% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.39% Great: 14%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 20.1 Write 4.57 Mixed 7.17 11% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.63 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 1.3 121% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	9.35% Terrible	Read 17.6 Write 4.02 Mixed 6.57 10% 9.39 MB/s	4K Read 4.35 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 1.13 109% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.35% Great: 13%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.7% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 4.1 Mixed 6.36 10% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.37 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.004 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.7% Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer Facet 8GB 2,885 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5576 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	6.55% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 3.31 Mixed 5.89 9% 9.66 MB/s	4K Read 4.28 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 1.05 73% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.55% Great: 13%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 4.76 Mixed 4.79 10% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.03 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.01 16% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 7%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	7.75% Terrible	Read 19.6 Write 2.54 Mixed 4.84 8% 8.99 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.75% Great: 13%
Staples USB-BTS07-PINK 1GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.91% Terrible	Read 11.4 Write 7.61 Mixed 9.11 12% 9.37 MB/s	4K Read 4.37 4K Write 0.18 4K Mixed 0.18 28% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 6%

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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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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

Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)