Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.4% 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	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 17:56
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	BLR-User
Background CPU	57%

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 FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 62 2-Core 115 57% 88.6 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 336 34% 274 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Gainward(10B0 1189) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 41.3 27% 35.8 fps	MRender 46.7 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 33.4 31% 39.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 139 139 131 197 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 252 Write 170 Mixed 186 SusWrite 148 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 23.3 83% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 95.1 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 34.8 50% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 89%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 205GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 72.3 Write 40.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 92 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 75%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 401GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 40.8 Mixed 61 SusWrite 98 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 452GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 116 114 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 63 SusWrite 114 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 18 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 72%

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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%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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