Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	39.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 02:02
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 136 64% 101 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 469 44% 366 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 88 45 72 69 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 428 Write 378 Mixed 207 SusWrite 90.6 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 19 41% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 51.2 DQ Write 92.1 DQ Mixed 171 102% 105 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 100%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 77GB free Firmware: UG5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 4.5 34 84 130 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 441 Write 372 Mixed 264 SusWrite 103 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 14 54% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 29.8 42% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 61%
HP DF300ABAAA 300GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 94GB free Firmware: HPDB SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 97 Write 54.5 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 55 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 69%
HP DF300A4950 300GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 206GB free Firmware: HPD8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.7% Average	Read 115 Write 59 Mixed 66 SusWrite 58.1 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.3 219% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 109GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 163 163 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 141 Write 126 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 162 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 153 158 157 159 151 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 133 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 154 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 89GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 91 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 67.5 Write 62.8 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 90.7 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 18.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 14.4 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 70%

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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	441x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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