Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.4% 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	83.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130116
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 01:53
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 120 59% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 272 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2763) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 35.7 25% 31.5 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 31.4 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 283 278 158 291 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 471 Write 350 Mixed 271 SusWrite 251 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 34.5 123% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 239 181% 245 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 119%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 341 291 138 239 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 399 Mixed 371 SusWrite 244 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 47 153% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 260 195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 719GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 84 83 47 90 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 91.8 Write 106 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 76.8 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 520GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 147 145 84 159 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 153 Mixed 80 SusWrite 135 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 0 2 0.7 1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 45GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 49 49 28 53 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 51.7 Write 52.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 44.5 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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