Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.7% 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	58.6% 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	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 18:48
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 79.2 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 111 52% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 261 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 37 31% 35.5 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 36 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 136 159 137 155 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 366 Write 336 Mixed 119 SusWrite 158 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 29.4 81% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 129 111% 165 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 122%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 243GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 87 84 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 63.2 Write 46 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 86.7 48% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 106GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 58 61 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 81 Write 77.3 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 59.3 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 362GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 182 181 182 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 63.8 Write 115 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 180 70% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.3 404% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK5061GSYN 500GB-$75 5,635 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 174GB free Firmware: MH000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 45.5 Write 54.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 85.4 38% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 63%

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

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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 $179	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