Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39.1% 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	73.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 14:28
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 67 2-Core 126 57% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 276 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Lighting 51.5 Reflection 48.2 Parallax 43.2 42% 47.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 39 34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 62 64 68 67 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 438 Write 399 Mixed 286 SusWrite 103 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 38.9 132% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 145 122% 179 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 108%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 192GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 191 203 290 207 207 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.6% Below average	Read 249 Write 106 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 230 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 9.9 41% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.5 DQ Write 32.4 DQ Mixed 32.8 23% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 207GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 71.6 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%
Generic Flash Disk 129GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 38GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Read 15 Write 7 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 6.6 10% 8.47 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 5%
Generic Flash Disk 129GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 15GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.4 5.8 6.5 6.1 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	4% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 5.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.7 9% 7.93 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 5%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 75GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.7 8.5 5.7 9.4 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	8.16% Terrible	Read 30.3 Write 10.8 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 8.3 16% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 49% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.16% Great: 39%
Generic Flash Disk 127GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 34GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 3 2.5 2.2 3.1 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	2.94% Terrible	Read 11.3 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.6 4% 4.47 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.94% Great: 26%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 43GB free, PID 102a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 10 11 11 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 25.3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 10.7 29% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16