Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.1% 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	79.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 10:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 144 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 441 42% 347 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Asus(1043 838B) 1GB CLim: 830 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 20.1 Reflection 23.4 Parallax 18 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 20.5 Splatting 21.5 19% 23 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 423 338 188 186 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 396 Write 238 Mixed 349 SusWrite 285 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 31.4 114% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 260 195% 259 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 99%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 556GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 133 137 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 134 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 135 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 80%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 873GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 135 134 135 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 144 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 134 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,948 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 70%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	873x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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	121x

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	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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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) $39	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