Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 18:02
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 85.5 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 112 56% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 186 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 3416) CLim: 1281 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 58.6 32% 46.8 fps	MRender 47.5 Gravity 51 Splatting 36.2 36% 44.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S37240G 240GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 161 109 100 106 82 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 437 Write 296 Mixed 162 SusWrite 133 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 26 104% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 41.9 DQ Write 57.3 DQ Mixed 50.8 38% 50 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 77%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 363 372 379 384 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 342 Write 125 Mixed 344 SusWrite 368 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 36.2 128% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 176 147% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 100%
Kingston SUV400S37240G 240GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 67GB free Firmware: 0C3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 124 105 90 76 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 364 Write 353 Mixed 184 SusWrite 120 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 21.9 92% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 51.5 DQ Mixed 69.5 61% 95 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 879GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 206 217 211 216 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 167 Mixed 146 SusWrite 209 128% 173 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 308% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 16.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 68%

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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