Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 07:21
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 68.9 2-Core 131 56% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 408 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 72 Parallax 70.5 57% 70.8 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 67.5 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 273 252 207 102 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 451 Write 250 Mixed 237 SusWrite 200 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 25.4 91% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 122 119% 190 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 95GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 141 145 143 143 119 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 352 Write 216 Mixed 220 SusWrite 136 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 33.1 118% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 170 131% 177 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 154GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 73.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 73 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 Corsair CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.33 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 51%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	864x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	436x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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