Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% 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)
Boot Drive	98.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 20:18
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 120 61% 95 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 435 41% 338 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.7 50% 62.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 59 Splatting 53.3 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 286 305 304 306 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 409 Mixed 376 SusWrite 297 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 49.9 165% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 279 296 307 297 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 412 Mixed 405 SusWrite 281 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 47.8 166% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 144 140% 223 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 184 185 185 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 140 Mixed 77 SusWrite 183 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 149 151 156 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL SLA302G08-GGNHC F3-12800CL9-4GBXL SLA302G08-GGNHC 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 51%

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Gaming 23%

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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	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

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 $76Bench 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: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $239	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $139	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16