Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% 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	82.8% 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	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 (42%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 21:35
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 75 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 119 54% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 237 26% 207 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 32.8 36% 38 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 35.2 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 161 163 159 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 450 Write 407 Mixed 372 SusWrite 179 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 39.6 137% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 255 192% 257 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 451GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 170 170 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 157 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 168 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.8% Poor	MC Read 7 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.4 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,819 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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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	438x

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	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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16