Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45% 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)
Boot Drive	24.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '20 at 05:15
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 59.1 2-Core 97.5 48% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 237 27% 209 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 46.2 48% 52.2 fps	MRender 43.7 Gravity 51 Splatting 49.3 40% 48 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 46%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 30 94 86 54 84 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.4% Poor	Read 137 Write 56 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 68.4 16% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 14 35% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 62.2 DQ Write 80.1 DQ Mixed 95.1 65% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 11.2 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 9 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 64%

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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%

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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	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 $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) $35	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