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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 22:39
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 56.1
2-Core 113
57% 87.4 Pts
4-Core 225
8-Core 223
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 65.7%
 Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
EVGA(3842 2651) 2GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.97% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 10.4
8% 9.81 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 13
10% 12.8 fps
Poor: 8% ↑
This bench: 8.97%
 Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,902
Write 2,995
Mixed 2,879
655% 2,925 MB/s
4K Read 416
4K Write 354
4K Mixed 395
1,324% 388 MB/s
DQ Read 615
DQ Write 507
DQ Mixed 547
414% 556 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 148 148 147 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 148
Write 147
Mixed 112
SusWrite 146
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 84.4%
 Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 13.1
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 11
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 62
65% 62 ns
Poor: 20% ↑
This bench: 35.3%
 Great: 51%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples52x
FX-4100AMD  $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples43x
FX-6100AMD  $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples41x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples18x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples16x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples12x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples11x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples8x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples133x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples85x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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