Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (72%). 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	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 15:24
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	72%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 136 57% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 341 37% 294 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.8% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 72 63% 76.2 fps	MRender 77.7 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 63.5 57% 70.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATAIII 256GB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: S022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 176 55 51 33 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 443 Write 316 Mixed 361 SusWrite 101 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 0.9 40% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 1.2 55% 133 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 98%
Nvme TS256GMTE220S 256GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 238GB free Firmware: 42B4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 262 264 268 269 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 933 Write 614 Mixed 799 SusWrite 279 146% 656 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 66 228% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 523 DQ Write 446 DQ Mixed 441 342% 470 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 273%
SAMSUNG 200GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 172GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 55.7 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 20.5 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 36%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 41GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 50 Write 54.2 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 52.2 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 32%
SAMSUNG 160GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 47GB free Firmware: BV10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 41.7 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 21.5 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 49%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 420GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 82 83 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 86 Write 88.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 83 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 185 191 193 192 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 197GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 119GB free, PID 0727 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 17 18 17 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 19.8 Write 18.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 17.3 25% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.1 215% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 12GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 42%

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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	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16