Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28% 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	81.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 15:11
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 129 60% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 360 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 37.5 28% 37.3 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 27 27% 34.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_FCCT256M550SSD1 256GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 244 224 260 229 227 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 421 Write 405 Mixed 296 SusWrite 244 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 191 160% 232 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 707GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 335 362 365 367 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 374 Mixed 354 SusWrite 349 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 42.2 136% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 110 120% 201 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 126%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 147 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 148 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 323GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 146 146 148 148 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 79.3 Write 66 Mixed 25 SusWrite 146 57% 79 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 402GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 131 Write 104 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 77.7 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 112%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 75 Write 70 Mixed 59 SusWrite 77.7 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 77%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 172 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 571GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 96 97 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 128 Write 44 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 95.5 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.6 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 77%

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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	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16