Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.2% 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	36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 06:16
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 76.3 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 127 54% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 323 33% 266 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% XFX(1682 3220) 3GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.2% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 45.4 30% 36 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 32.5 25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 16 77 9.7 73 2.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 404 Write 155 Mixed 145 SusWrite 30 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 11 54% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 96.6 DQ Write 6.3 DQ Mixed 40.1 32% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 56%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 86GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 212 206 207 183 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 718 Write 419 Mixed 252 SusWrite 199 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 20.9 97% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 293 224% 306 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 61GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 157 160 160 139 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 157 Write 118 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 143 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 112%
WD Re 2TB-$33 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 125 130 130 112 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 143 Write 127 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 115 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 54%

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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%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $80Bench 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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Total price: $358

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