Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50% 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	81.9% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '19 at 00:44
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 135 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 282 33% 257 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.5% 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: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50% Average	Lighting 62 Reflection 65 Parallax 78.2 50% 68.4 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 54.1 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 254 282 256 210 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 463 Write 228 Mixed 300 SusWrite 256 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 33.3 124% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 48.7 82% 160 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 129%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 29 29 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 29 20% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 2x4GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 55%

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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%

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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 $175Bench 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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Total price: $358

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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