Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29% 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	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 10:56
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 131 55% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 274 28% 228 Pts	64-Core 255 16% 255 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E241) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29% Poor	Lighting 37.2 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 45 30% 38.3 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 31 Splatting 34.9 26% 31.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 75 53 44 51 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 387 Write 263 Mixed 289 SusWrite 68.5 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 27.4 86% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 156 136% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 135 133 125 130 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 92.2 Write 105 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 128 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 237% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 157 157 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 102 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 157 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 190GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 109 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 112 138% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 127% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x4GB 3,982 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.6% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.2 21% 7.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.2 16% 5.67 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 64%

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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	875x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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