Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.6% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '18 at 04:41
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 149 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 325 38% 296 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 62.7 55% 66.5 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 54.5 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSTi Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 93510027971733 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1851 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 178 (B7) Unknown 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 27 51 34363080731 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 178 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 931787 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 36 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 83 83 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 931787 (F2) Unknown 100 100 527928 (F9) Unknown 100 100 91683	57% Above average	Read 437 Write 163 Mixed 216 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 16.8 82% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 88.5 DQ Mixed 43.8 52% 92.4 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 21GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9105 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1204 (B1) Unknown 98 98 33 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 52 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 9 (EB) Unknown 99 99 229 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14311590415	86.8% Excellent	Read 487 Write 377 Mixed 401 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 34.5 126% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 56.6 61% 102 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 8589934592 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 -70205535408762 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1838 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 330 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 21 41 34362425365 (C2) HDA temperature 21 41 34362425365 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8589934592 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8589934592 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8589934592 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2929 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4414 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4414 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5910	39% Below average	Read 173 Write 99 Mixed 98.7 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 11.9 73% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 94 DQ Mixed 26.8 42% 79.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 48 (03) Spinup time 176 166 2183 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2941 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11731 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1853 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 332 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2608 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	97.6% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 153 Mixed 116 113% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.25 100% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 51%

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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	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