Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.2% 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)
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 00:33
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 131 58% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 405 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 71 Parallax 68.2 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 58.6 54% 67 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 615GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 286 287 297 328 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 456 Write 319 Mixed 290 SusWrite 298 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 42.5 135% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 19.2 45% 101 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 133%
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 292 Write 288 Mixed 61.7 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 26.2 79% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 163 138% 203 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 149GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 164 172 173 161 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 154 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 169 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 279GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 94 102 103 95 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 133 Write 100 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 98.5 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 552GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 81 87 87 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 88 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 85.1 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 68%
WDC WD25 00BEKT-75PVMT0 250GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 166GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 69 73 74 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 87 Write 87.7 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 71.6 102% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 37%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 136GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 101GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 9.6 8.5 17 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 30 Write 7.8 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 12 22% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 79% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 4x4GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.1 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 53%

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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	877x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $336