Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.7% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 20:59
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 125 60% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 266 31% 239 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2165 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 72 Parallax 62.6 58% 68.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 68.7 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 374 389 392 400 272 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 451 Write 389 Mixed 370 SusWrite 365 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 25.4 84% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 202 160% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 140GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 141 140 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 97.7 Write 75.3 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 141 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 433% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 3,671 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 81%

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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%

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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	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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