Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.8% 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)
Boot Drive	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 16:12
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 75.1 2-Core 133 59% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 408 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3765) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 26.1 Parallax 31.7 28% 30.5 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 33.1 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 518GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 35 12 46 25 8.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 435 Write 156 Mixed 192 SusWrite 34.6 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 12.6 47% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 71.6 DQ Write 80 DQ Mixed 28.9 35% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 186 185 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 38.7 Write 110 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 184 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 90%
External USB3.0 DISK01 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 272GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 67 82 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 75.9 Write 80.3 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 78.5 93% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 47%
External USB3.0 DISK03 2TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 186 Write 119 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 1 112% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK02 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 467GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.9 1 1.1 1.1 2.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 90.2 Write 90.1 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 2.3 77% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 70%
External USB3.0 DISK04 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 470GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 166 Write 168 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 1.2 104% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK00 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 465GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 66 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 192 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 79.7 158% 134 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 15.9 1,137% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 30.4 DQ Mixed 19.1 1,736% 21.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 747 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 71%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	877x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

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 $80Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369