Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	54.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '18 at 13:16
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 55.7 2-Core 117 52% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 389 37% 304 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 76.1 45% 65.7 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 52 Splatting 54 47% 57.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 93 102 100 93 97 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 338 Write 138 Mixed 172 SusWrite 99.1 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 27.5 89% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 120 102% 151 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 218GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 100 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 1.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 1.2 SusWrite 97.8 18% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 63%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 0.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.5 6% 6.05 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 7%
COWON D2+ DMB 8GB 1GB free, PID 0890 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.67% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 4.7 6% 4.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s

COWON D2+ DMB 32GB 5GB free, PID 0890 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.67% Terrible	Read 4.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 4 SusWrite 0.6 3% 2.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 48% 1 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-401.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-401.A00LF 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 60%

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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 $129Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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