Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.6% 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	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (56%). 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 colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '19 at 01:19
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 57.6 2-Core 103 51% 79.6 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 241 27% 214 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.6 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.4 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 256GB 2,468 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM74D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 124 128 114 111 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 402 Write 192 Mixed 162 SusWrite 114 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 18.4 67% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 61.5 DQ Mixed 94.7 80% 120 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 423GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 117 118 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 102 Write 87.7 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 118 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 66 Write 66 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 61.1 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 11.3 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 79%

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

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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	865x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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