Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.3% 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	26.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 53.6 2-Core 110 50% 79.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 239 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 054B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1187 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 32.8 21% 29.2 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 24.3 Splatting 29.9 22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 138 141 0 0 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 298 Write 208 Mixed 115 SusWrite 62.5 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 2.8 25% 7.93 MB/s	DQ Read 85 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 51.3 48% 75 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 99%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 765GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 15 15 89 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 13.2 Write 16.5 Mixed 22.9 SusWrite 46.5 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.2 101% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 71%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66 9,402 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 232GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 42 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 67 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 42 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 557GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 170 173 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 148 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 172 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C11-8GNT Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.7% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.7 27% 9.33 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 8 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns

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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 $90Bench 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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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 $179	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