Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.8% 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	38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 07:08
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	12%

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-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 135 59% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 209 28% 207 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 0444) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 48 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 60.1 39% 46.3 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 39.5 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 143 108 83 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 219 Write 189 Mixed 157 SusWrite 106 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 13.1 55% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 139 107% 144 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB-$50 10,446 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 206GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 88.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 84.6 52% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 696GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 102 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 105 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 21 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 17.9 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.6 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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