Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 150 56% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 448 43% 357 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 5511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 126 Parallax 147 110% 136 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 118 Splatting 108 107% 135 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 650 120GB 2,684 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT01B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 131 132 78 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 478 Write 396 Mixed 320 SusWrite 115 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 36.3 128% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 83.1 DQ Mixed 108 86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3160215AS 160GB-$32 6,007 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 52GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 69 70 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 54.9 Write 10.7 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 68.6 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 497GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 70.8 Write 67.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 84.6 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 137 136 140 140 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 79.5 Write 113 Mixed 70 SusWrite 135 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.5 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 70%

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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	876x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	442x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16