Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	46.1% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 23:20
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 133 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 337 37% 294 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% 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: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 26.1 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 69.6 21% 57.8 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 62.5 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 33.3% 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: 355 265 269 271 270 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,176 Write 833 Mixed 943 SusWrite 284 180% 809 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 47.3 168% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 488 DQ Write 448 DQ Mixed 469 352% 468 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 273%
Intenso SATAIII 256GB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: S022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 156 48 56 49 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 485 Write 396 Mixed 373 SusWrite 106 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 1 46% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 1.1 49% 118 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 98%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 172GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 55 Write 58.9 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 57.5 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 39GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 47.8 Write 55.6 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 19.3 30% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 421GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 102 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 82.9 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 101 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 61%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 185 186 188 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 180 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 184 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 158 161 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 109 Write 137 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 159 174% 124 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 53.8% 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) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 12.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 42%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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	443x

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48