Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	49.8% 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	48% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 34.4 2-Core 59.2 38% 54.3 Pts	4-Core 103 8-Core 126 15% 114 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 59.2 50% 61.3 fps	MRender 58.9 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 61.2 50% 61.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 135 152 139 144 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 314 Write 294 Mixed 262 SusWrite 144 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 20.7 64% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 135 104% 143 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 1,389 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 923GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 146 177 178 188 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 139 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 170 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 122 139 152 151 162 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 77 SusWrite 142 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 860GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 105 118 125 120 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 68.5 Write 118 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 114 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 11 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.6 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 63%

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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%

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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 $129Bench 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