Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	30.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 98.9 50% 76.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 195 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 179GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 232 95 110 108 123 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 378 Write 339 Mixed 266 SusWrite 152 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 16 54% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 82.5 DQ Mixed 39.3 45% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 55%
Team L5 SSD 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 203GB free Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 435 Write 26.1 Mixed 257 SusWrite 0.2 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 20.4 73% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 158 131% 189 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 105%
Team L5 SSD 120GB 501 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 21GB free Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 131 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 303 Write 134 Mixed 164 SusWrite 133 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 29.7 107% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 13.3 DQ Mixed 79.7 68% 106 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 83 123 103 99 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 193 Write 169 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 106 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 27GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.5 3.7 3.5 4.5 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 4.2 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 4.2 9% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.8 168% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 62%

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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%

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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	647x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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