Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (18%). 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	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 13:10
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core-$81 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 73 2-Core 132 57% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 197 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6950 770 User benchmarks, average bench 20% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 19.6 Parallax 21.7 22% 22.8 fps	MRender 18.7 Gravity 19.6 Splatting 25.1 18% 21.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335t SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 107 95 109 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 300 Write 206 Mixed 219 SusWrite 105 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 24.3 84% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 180 147% 212 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 239GB free Firmware: SD45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 52 53 64 68 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 22.7 Write 24.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 56.7 23% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 168GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 111 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 74 SusWrite 109 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 26,466 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.6% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 12 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 60%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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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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