Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.3% 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)
Boot Drive	48.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 121 55% 88.9 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 363 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 200 20 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB CLim: 1002 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.10.00.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 59.5 42% 54.2 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 37.1 37% 46.4 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 54 67 49 65 61 MB/s Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.6% Average	Read 215 Write 30 Mixed 224 SusWrite 67.3 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 20.6 102% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 0.4 34% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 78%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 137 138 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 114 SusWrite 137 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,036 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 845GB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 18 18 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 27.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 18.5 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 108%
Generic MassStorageClass 8GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 27 Write 21 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 11.8 25% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 122% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 22%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 7GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	6.11% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 24 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 1.5 19% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.3 68% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 6.11% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Kingston 9905458-020.A00LF Kingston 9905458-020.A00LF 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.4% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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