Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 12:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 45.4 2-Core 134 52% 86 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 410 38% 318 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220 19,671 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3514) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	1.93% Terrible	Lighting 2.47 Reflection 3.65 Parallax 1.03 2% 2.38 fps	MRender 2.81 Gravity 1.87 Splatting 1.96 2% 2.21 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.93% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 67 73 70 67 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 128 Write 92.9 Mixed 109 SusWrite 70.5 22% 100 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 11.4 59% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 49.7 53% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 126GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 86 82 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 85.3 Write 71.8 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 83.7 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 814GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 201 203 199 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 167 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 201 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 158 187 176 164 176 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 102 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 171 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.4% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.6 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 62%

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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	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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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