Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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	81.8% 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 (11%). 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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 03:39
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-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-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 42.4 2-Core 120 53% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 411 38% 320 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3214) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 63.4 39% 48.1 fps	MRender 31.5 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 42 33% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 396 397 384 384 387 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 429 Write 390 Mixed 354 SusWrite 386 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 21.1 108% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 33.9 73% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 128%
SMI USB DISK 8GB 3,022 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 21.6 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 22.1 28% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 62% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.9 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 72%

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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 $129Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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