Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.3% 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 (12%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 14:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 630 7,197 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 46 2-Core 93.4 45% 70.9 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 185 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 2619) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 279 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.93% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 0.69 2% 2.03 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 1.91 2% 2.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.93% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 469 Write 398 Mixed 360 SusWrite 82.6 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 35.5 119% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 216 166% 227 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 574GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 98 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 120 Write 90 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 97.8 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 91%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 158 160 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 162 Write 156 Mixed 123 SusWrite 159 203% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 71%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 98 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 96.4 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 98.6 125% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.8 270% 3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. KHX1600C9D3/4GX BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 51%

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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%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16