Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.6% 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	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 16:41
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 115 52% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 263 30% 235 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84A6) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 20 18% 19.6 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 286GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 151 169 149 116 197 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 442 Write 387 Mixed 209 SusWrite 174 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 15.1 62% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 65.4 DQ Write 45.8 DQ Mixed 32.4 30% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 800GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 172 172 176 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 168 Mixed 134 SusWrite 172 121% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 190GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 123 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 176 Write 120 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 126 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 368GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 121 120 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 121 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 70%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 614GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 101 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 91.3 Write 88.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 99.6 110% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 63%

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

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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