Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.5% 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	78% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 23:57
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 110 56% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 349 34% 278 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1255 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.5% Average	Lighting 48 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 63 39% 57.2 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 48.4 Splatting 50.8 43% 53 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 178 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 471 Write 304 Mixed 327 SusWrite 141 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 34.8 131% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 178 149% 215 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 77GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 72 75 86 73 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 421 Write 377 Mixed 303 SusWrite 113 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 26.8 110% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 148 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 847GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 196 194 193 195 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 117 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 193 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 814GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 124 124 123 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 121 Write 118 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 124 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13.5 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 73%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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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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) $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