Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.9% 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	88.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 131 59% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 309 34% 270 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 80.8 49% 68.6 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 54.6 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 284 273 284 291 285 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 500 Write 294 Mixed 296 SusWrite 284 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 35.8 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 20.4 70% 155 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 129%
Kingspec KSD-SA25.5-032MJ 32GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free Firmware: 130206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 104 Write 36.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 35.2 12% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.6 34% 7.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 24%
ACJC2M064S25 63GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 58GB free Firmware: 20150529 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 169 116 57 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 428 Write 162 Mixed 160 SusWrite 121 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 10.4 82% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 60.8 67% 112 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 63%
ACJC2M064S25 63GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 59GB free Firmware: 20150529 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 187 142 122 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 472 Write 185 Mixed 178 SusWrite 146 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 13.3 96% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 71.6 90% 160 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 63%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 9.1 9.2 8.5 9.2 9.3 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	4.51% Terrible	Read 11.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 8.8 10% 7.57 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.51% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x4GB 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
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 $51Bench 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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $329

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16