Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.6% 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	48.2% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 138 59% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 335 38% 297 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% 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 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.6% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 78 Parallax 75.9 61% 76.4 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 62.4 56% 69.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% 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: 378 267 269 270 271 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,150 Write 770 Mixed 930 SusWrite 288 175% 784 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 67.9 224% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 540 DQ Write 452 DQ Mixed 466 357% 486 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 273%
Intenso SATAIII 256GB 1,687 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: S022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 146 32 55 36 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 438 Write 392 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 99.9 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 19.2 64% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 19.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 28% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 98%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 172GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 58 58 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 56 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 56.7 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 32%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46 4,063 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 39GB free Firmware: VM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 19 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 47.5 Write 53.8 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 19.1 29% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 421GB free Firmware: ST6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 84.7 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 101 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 61%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$74 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 187 186 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 180 Mixed 89 SusWrite 185 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 152 161 161 160 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 122 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 159 170% 120 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 52.4% 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 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 42%

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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	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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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