Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.6% 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	29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 134 58% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 404 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 44.1 Parallax 42.4 38% 44.3 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 123 15 19 25 16 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.9% Poor	Read 244 Write 94.2 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 63 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 10.2 43% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 108 74% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 100%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 54GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 378 383 376 394 392 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 407 Mixed 397 SusWrite 381 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 38 124% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 227 175% 239 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 127%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 738GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 149 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 125 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 108%
USB 3.0 super high speed 500GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 25GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 29 Write 29 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 28.4 37% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY1600D364L10/8G 2x8GB 1,208 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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