Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50% 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	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 10:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 139 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 396 39% 321 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 58.3 50% 62.1 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 52.8 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 256GB 1,848 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3351 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1831 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 83 83 288 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1376312 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4370	70.9% Very good	Read 411 Write 414 Mixed 429 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 9.84 95% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 72.2 DQ Mixed 8.49 19% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 318GB free Firmware: MS2OA5R0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 75 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897091769 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9787 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11762 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5747 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 10125 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 10125 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 244813791261 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	67.9% Good	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 116 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 99%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 149GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 40 (03) Spinup time 161 157 2950 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8408 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10576 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5140 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 128 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8414 (C2) HDA temperature 116 91 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 200 200 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.8% Average	Read 72.9 Write 69.1 Mixed 67.2 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.43 104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 14.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 79%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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