Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.9% 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)
Boot Drive	82.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 14:27
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 131 56% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 222 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 32.6 26% 33.1 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 33.6 Splatting 23.3 25% 31.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 388 389 367 399 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 450 Write 293 Mixed 319 SusWrite 374 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 36.4 113% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 37.5 DQ Mixed 12.8 38% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 141 144 143 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 115 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 142 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 4,128 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.1% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.67 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 34%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	864x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	436x

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 $273	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 $185	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