Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.29% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	97.5% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 12:12
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 143 60% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 437 43% 351 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PNY(196E 0974) 2GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	8.29% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 12.8 8% 11.3 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 12 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.29% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 291 242 292 229 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 344 Mixed 447 SusWrite 287 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 49 162% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 19.2 64% 144 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 129%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46 4,039 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 58GB free Firmware: P22OA50U SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 30 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 54.7 Write 28.4 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 29.1 26% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 39%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 215 219 219 217 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 245 Mixed 125 SusWrite 218 147% 201 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 398% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 118%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 89.3 Write 91 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 102 118% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 49%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 129 128 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 93 SusWrite 126 169% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 98%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free, PID 25fb SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 161 157 164 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 170 Write 177 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 160 203% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 1.1 276% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.M16 4x8GB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 14.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 60%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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