Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.3% 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)
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 138 56% 92 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 450 42% 352 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 86.6 57% 72.6 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 78.8 57% 68.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 253GB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0303B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 387 Mixed 336 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 27.1 105% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 91.5 DQ Mixed 202 138% 174 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 113%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 6GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,759 Write 35.7 Mixed 57.9 681% 951 MB/s	4K Read 263 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2 11,189% 88.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 13GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 62.5 Write 56.7 Mixed 48 42% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 109 Write 78 Mixed 66 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3GB free Firmware: CC47 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 134 Write 107 Mixed 80.3 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 509GB free Firmware: LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 83 72 78 87 110 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 83.5 Write 99.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 86.5 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.1% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 63%

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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%

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

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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 $40	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