Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	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 (12%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$55 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 129 60% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 305 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 38.6 31% 38.8 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 27.8 28% 35 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 393 Write 409 Mixed 326 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 23.7 100% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 175 135% 188 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
ST2000DM 006-2DM164 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 626GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 36.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 39.3 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.4 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	875x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16