Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.1% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '17 at 14:01
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (40^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 122 54% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 385 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 41.6 40% 45.5 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37.4 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 14792664 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 -67568425489947 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3181 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 284 (B1) Unknown 0 0 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 57 1009321050143 (C2) HDA temperature 31 57 1009321050143 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14792664 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14792664 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14792664 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 37931 (EA) Unknown 0 0 27147 (F1) Unknown 0 0 27147 (F2) Unknown 0 0 28127	65.9% Good	Read 481 Write 212 Mixed 296 72% 330 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 17.9 92% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 12.1 45% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 692GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 153971779 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6284 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 56 56 399463878112 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 18188 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 5080 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 69 38 24868483039263 (C2) HDA temperature 31 62 42949672991 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 28 153971779 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 24 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -28982439281732 (F1) Unknown 100 253 858377094 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3981306131	37.5% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 60 Mixed 53 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 332GB free Firmware: CC29 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 120 99 240218456 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3506 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 14598531 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6488 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1902 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 35 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 37 123369229451295 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 250 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 73 73 54202 (C2) HDA temperature 31 63 -140737488355297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 77223511986050 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17723635621 (F2) Unknown 100 253 22870322731	62.4% Good	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 104 81% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.32 88% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 113%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 182GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 193 9066 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 763 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1101 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 356 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2887 (C2) HDA temperature 121 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 30 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60% Good	Read 110 Write 98.7 Mixed 94.4 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.27 4K Mixed 0.28 103% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.2% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.1 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $300	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