Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.6% 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	93.9% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 05:50
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 135 59% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 388 40% 320 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.1% 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: 431.60 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 57 Parallax 52.6 47% 55.8 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 52.3 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 268 261 258 260 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 298 Mixed 375 SusWrite 266 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 68.4 4K Mixed 45.3 152% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 256 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 283 277 280 271 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 471 Write 430 Mixed 348 SusWrite 277 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 41 133% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 258 194% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 307GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 117 118 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 114 Write 128 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 117 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 88%
Maxtor STM380815AS 80GB 875 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 68GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 73.3 Write 41.7 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 72.4 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 63%

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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	869x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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 $79Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16