Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	104% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 02:52
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 77.3 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 129 56% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 393 37% 309 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 159 Parallax 215 95% 163 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 153 Splatting 129 125% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 415 420 423 422 421 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 299GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 388 421 414 419 427 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 424 Mixed 313 SusWrite 415 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 39.5 138% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 235 182% 251 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 117%
178 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 57GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 17 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 13.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 17.5 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.3 76% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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	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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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