Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 05:16
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (41^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-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 121 57% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 358 36% 291 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.8% Very good	Lighting 93.7 Reflection 125 Parallax 116 76% 112 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 124 Splatting 89.9 83% 103 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 274 280 277 281 274 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 431 Write 380 Mixed 202 SusWrite 282 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 26.1 89% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 206 166% 236 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 84 78 90 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 74 Mixed 67 SusWrite 83.5 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 72.3 Write 60.7 Mixed 45 SusWrite 75.6 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 43%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 98 99 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 92.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 97.9 122% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.8 245% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer 123GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 113GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 9.8 8.5 8.4 8.6 8 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 16 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 8.2 23% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0 47% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 22 22 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 26 Write 25.7 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 21.7 34% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 16 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 13.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% 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 $175Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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