Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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	24% 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	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 84 1-Core 48 2-Core 102 50% 77.8 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 280 29% 235 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 29 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 34.9 24% 31.7 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 36.7 25% 29.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 65 67 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 340 Write 75.7 Mixed 118 SusWrite 65.9 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 34.5 127% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 75.8 DQ Mixed 93.4 69% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3200820AS 200GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 19GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 46 45 45 45 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 56.5 Write 23.7 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 45.1 30% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 41%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 733GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 127 141% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9.5 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

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 $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