Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.1% 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	66.5% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 135 58% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 270 32% 245 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 04B8) CLim: 1224 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 25.5 Reflection 31 Parallax 29.7 21% 28.7 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 24.5 Splatting 33.7 25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 159 70 73 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 412 Write 285 Mixed 290 SusWrite 125 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 34.4 115% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 118 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 68GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 199 201 198 201 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 120 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 198 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 859GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 111 112 114 112 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 172 Write 152 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 110 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 114%
Generic Flash Disk 9GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 8 8 7 8 8 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.06% Terrible	Read 7 Write 4 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 7.1 6% 4.65 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.06% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905471-064.A00LF 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 56%

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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	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16