Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.7% 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	49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '20 at 10:02
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core-$150 8,564 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 121 54% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 203 27% 203 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 450.82 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 67 Parallax 65.8 51% 65.2 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 28 85 73 33 128 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.8% Average	Read 198 Write 95.1 Mixed 191 SusWrite 82.1 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 23.7 91% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 116 111% 173 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 703GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 160 160 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 125 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 192GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 90.1 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 440GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 122 121 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 150 Write 131 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 120 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-532.A00LF Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB CT25664BA1339.M8FR 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 14 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 36%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16