Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56% 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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 93.3 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 127 61% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 286 33% 254 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 69.5 56% 72 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 62.7 56% 69.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 92 116 117 112 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 208 Write 143 Mixed 184 SusWrite 109 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 33.4 118% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 123 104% 154 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 73%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 922GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 85 85 82 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 85.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 54 SusWrite 83.4 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 51%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 75 Write 72.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 74.5 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 115 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 18.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 61%

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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