Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.7% 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 10 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 16:41
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$55 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 141 59% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 336 38% 296 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% 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	60.7% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 79.8 Parallax 72.2 63% 76.3 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 63 57% 70.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATAIII 256GB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: S022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 142 33 50 23 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 425 Write 359 Mixed 349 SusWrite 99.7 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.8 39% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 42 64% 123 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% 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: 362 265 265 250 172 247 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 740 Write 498 Mixed 613 SusWrite 260 118% 528 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 78.3 188% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 444 353% 494 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 273%
SAMSUNG 200GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 172GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 52 35 52 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 55 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 50.3 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 36%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 40GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 51 44 49 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 52 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 50 30% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 421GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 82 81 65 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 71 Write 88 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 79.1 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 144 151 134 96 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 64.4 Write 136 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 128 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.2% 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: 4 4 4.1 4 3.5 4.1 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Read 3.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 3.9 5% 3.72 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 1.72% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.7 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.1% 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	875x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	442x

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 $76Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16