Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.1% 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	62.8% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '17 at 22:50
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 77 2-Core 149 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 358 40% 312 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 88.4 52% 73.7 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 57.9 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6125 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 315 (A1) Unknown 100 100 0 (A4) Unknown 100 100 43148 (A5) Unknown 100 100 24 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5198 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8166 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0 (FB) Unknown 100 100 0 (FC) Unknown 100 100 0 (FD) Unknown 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.8% Good	Read 487 Write 382 Mixed 430 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 3.07 62% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 3.88 22% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 74GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2316 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4370 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 25671 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1566 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032847 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 437780505 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1037 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3332 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	78.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 144 Mixed 141 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.19 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.27 126% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)-$152 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 658 (03) Spinup time 185 151 1750 (04) Start/Stop count 1 1 127229 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 41997 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1682 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 8351 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 451 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 2203656 (C2) HDA temperature 122 93 25 (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	40.6% Average	Read 74 Write 67.4 Mixed 68.1 53% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.32 71% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8144 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25303 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 754 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 400 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7743 (C2) HDA temperature 116 97 27 (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 200 199 66 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 89 89 8386 (F1) Unknown 200 200 9075982444 (F2) Unknown 200 200 9801841707	64.5% Good	Read 119 Write 106 Mixed 101 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.31 100% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 17GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 98.6 Write 113 Mixed 61.2 115% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.13 56% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.2 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 70%

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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	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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