Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24% 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)
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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 156 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 468 45% 373 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22DD) CLim: 1281 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 28.3 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 37.8 23% 33.1 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 27 Splatting 35.3 26% 31.3 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 22%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 308 Mixed 262 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 39.2 123% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 222 175% 244 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 126GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 85.7 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 9GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 54.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 33.3 60% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 4GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 135 Write 108 Mixed 62 121% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 41GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 125 Write 110 Mixed 70.3 124% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 359GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 92.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 54.5 96% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 960GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 86.3 Write 79.5 Mixed 44 85% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

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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	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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Value: 70% - Very good

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