Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.1% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 06:52
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 135 59% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 418 39% 326 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 863B) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 63 59% 69.2 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 73.7 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.07 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 327 Write 210 Mixed 214 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 33.1 122% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 146 119% 167 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 86%
WDC WDS1 00T2B0A 1TB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 538GB free Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 417 412 416 408 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 399 Mixed 283 SusWrite 400 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 42.7 149% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 243 181% 238 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 703GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 163 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 130 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 163 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 35.1 45% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 24GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 51%

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

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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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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