Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	59.7% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 123 60% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 284 32% 251 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 18.2 15% 17 fps	MRender 16.5 Gravity 18.4 Splatting 19.8 15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 51 58 69 44 73 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 478 Write 302 Mixed 318 SusWrite 84.1 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 23.7 95% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 62.1 DQ Mixed 25.9 51% 108 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 162GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 90 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 92.6 Write 90.1 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 89.7 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 58%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 178 175 175 183 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 172 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 177 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 327% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 23 27 29 22 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 71.5 Write 17.8 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 26.3 59% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 8.8 695% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 16.6 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 7.4 868% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-023.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905584-023.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 58%

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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%

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	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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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