Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% 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	85.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 128 58% 93 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 299 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% 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)	49.2% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 74.8 50% 66.9 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 54.6 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 272 266 262 267 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 483 Write 247 Mixed 262 SusWrite 269 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 32.8 127% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 17.3 76% 170 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.4% 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 35 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 149 Write 36 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 35.1 14% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 26% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 24%
ACJC2M064S25 63GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 52GB free Firmware: 20150529 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 168 168 141 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 421 Write 148 Mixed 166 SusWrite 150 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 11 81% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 65 72% 120 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 63%
ACJC2M064S25 63GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 52GB free Firmware: 20150529 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 181 111 64 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 462 Write 156 Mixed 190 SusWrite 130 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 13 91% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 71.3 86% 149 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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	46.1% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	873x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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	121x

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	56x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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