Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	59.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.5% 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 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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 46.2 1-Core 75.9 2-Core 149 50% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 333 37% 289 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.6% 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: 432.0 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.2% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 75.7 61% 76.1 fps	MRender 77.4 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 62.4 56% 70.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TS256GMTE220S 256GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 238GB free Firmware: 42B4S8JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 269 269 270 270 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1174 Write 910 Mixed 925 SusWrite 288 184% 824 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 62 199% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 529 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 468 356% 482 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 273%
Intenso SATAIII 256GB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: S022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 135 56 56 44 56 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 494 Write 402 Mixed 21 SusWrite 107 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 24.8 71% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 1.2 62% 147 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 98%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 172GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 58 57 58 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 56 Write 56 Mixed 38 SusWrite 56.9 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 32%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 40GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 46.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 18.3 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 421GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 84 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 86.8 Write 90 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 83.3 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 61%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$74 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 186 186 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 178 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 184 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 25 25 24 26 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 204 Write 27 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 25.9 88% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 10.1 755% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 12.1 1,121% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 90%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 165 165 163 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 120 Write 125 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 163 174% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 52% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 71%

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)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.5 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 176 23% 176 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 42%

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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	877x
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 $80Bench 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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