Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.1% 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	102% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '19 at 03:40
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 154 64% 106 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 453 39% 334 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 69 Parallax 69.6 43% 63.7 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 55.6 47% 57.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 297 298 299 289 241 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 438 Mixed 398 SusWrite 294 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 50.8 169% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 174 179 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 151 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 178 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 136 135 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 135 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 46%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16