Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.3% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '20 at 07:47
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 134 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 393 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 85.1 56% 74.7 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 58.2 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 120GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 222 Write 114 Mixed 147 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 27 110% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 81.6 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 88.4 70% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 887GB free Firmware: 4010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 311 316 309 313 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 368 Write 354 Mixed 252 SusWrite 305 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 43.2 147% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 226 170% 228 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 122%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 33GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 78 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 78.1 Write 77.1 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 77 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 55GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 55 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 55.1 Write 32.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 55.4 33% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 43%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 7GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 61 60 66 62 69 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 74.7 Write 55.3 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 63.8 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 4x8GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 73%

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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	870x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16