Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.4% 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	68.9% 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 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

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 14:54
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 123 55% 89.6 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 305 33% 263 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 54.2 35% 42.9 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 38.5 30% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 164 136 163 135 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 398 Write 326 Mixed 296 SusWrite 163 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 31.5 108% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 147 129% 191 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 152 154 156 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 136 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 154 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 332% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 4GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 9 9 9.2 9.1 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 13.8 Write 8.8 Mixed 8.8 SusWrite 8.8 13% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.4 161% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12.6 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.8 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 39%

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,821 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16