Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


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.
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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '17 at 04:09
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 135 60% 97 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 352 39% 306 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 79.6 52% 69.2 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 51.6 47% 58.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 107 16014313 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 24936580122387 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 533 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 64 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 42 1005025099806 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16014313 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16014313 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16014313 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 409 (EA) Unknown 0 0 437 (F1) Unknown 0 0 437 (F2) Unknown 0 0 133	46.8% Average	Read 442 Write 114 Mixed 181 53% 246 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 9.24 66% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 9.61 26% 51 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 505 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1944 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 505 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 26 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1939 (C2) HDA temperature 112 101 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 157 Write 143 Mixed 144 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.23 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.37 142% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 254GB free Firmware: CC56 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 238991536 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2629 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 457636664 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8859 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2294 (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 70 58 504496158 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 181 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2643 (C2) HDA temperature 30 42 60129542174 (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 -97392678395304 (F1) Unknown 100 253 44690135838 (F2) Unknown 100 253 84930771545	81.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 121 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.19 82% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 26GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 26 Mixed 37 43% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.28 4K Write 0.78 4K Mixed 0.63 64% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 2x4GB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 47%

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Gaming 23%

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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	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16