Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.8% 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	94.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 9 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '19 at 07:08
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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)	63.4% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 75.5 2-Core 128 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 470 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 25.6 Parallax 19.7 18% 22.4 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 24.1 20% 25.3 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 269 271 272 276 276 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 407 Mixed 340 SusWrite 287 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 43.3 157% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 182 157% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 118%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$30 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 101GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 54 55 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 76.1 Write 74.9 Mixed 39 SusWrite 54.9 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 204GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 78.1 Write 74.4 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 62.3 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 43%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$30 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 148GB free Firmware: D005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 67 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 64.1 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 67.7 43% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 43%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 712GB free Firmware: AX1P SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 99 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 100 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 50%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16