Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.2% 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	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	32.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 74 2-Core 147 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 406 41% 333 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0505) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1305 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 69.8 0% 45.2 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 54.9 48% 58.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 142 51 42 51 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 365 Write 229 Mixed 161 SusWrite 85.5 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 31.9 116% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 157 132% 194 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 24GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 141 141 141 141 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 346 Mixed 350 SusWrite 166 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 41.5 150% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 146 139% 217 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 63GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 91 94 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 140 Write 129 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 94 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 151 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 124 SusWrite 152 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 79%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 751GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 96.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 92.7 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 59%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: JU001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 136 133 134 137 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 125 Mixed 56 SusWrite 133 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 222% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 63%

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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 $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