Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.8% 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)
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 21:53
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 76.2 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 135 57% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 288 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 39.7 36% 42 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 28.4 29% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 465 Write 362 Mixed 349 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 33.3 116% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 258 180% 227 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 536GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 64 66 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 69.7 Write 40.2 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 64.6 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 50%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 1603 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 9.1 12% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.8% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 12.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 109%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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