Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.2% 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	97.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 73 2-Core 137 62% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 433 39% 329 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 56 Parallax 49.1 44% 53.1 fps	MRender 42.3 Gravity 50.9 Splatting 46.5 38% 46.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 393 418 428 430 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 406 Mixed 351 SusWrite 403 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 42.2 139% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 259 194% 258 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%
Maxtor STM3320613AS 320GB 3,623 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 264GB free Firmware: MX15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 118 119 119 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 104 Write 99.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 117 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 194 194 192 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 190 Mixed 83 SusWrite 192 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
WD WD3000BLFS-08YBU0 300GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 278GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 120 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 52.7 Write 115 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 111 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.2 198% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 13.3 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 79%

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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 $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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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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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