Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36% 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	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 15:38
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 59.6 2-Core 148 57% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 466 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 71.8 34% 57.6 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 42.8 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 124 67 39 61 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 210 Write 322 Mixed 248 SusWrite 89.1 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 16.3 80% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 29 73% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 86%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 99GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 390 400 388 402 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 407 Mixed 354 SusWrite 395 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 45.7 157% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 250 191% 259 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 804GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 26 Write 24 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 24.3 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 139% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GAR Adata DDR3 1600 F3-1600C9-8GAR Adata DDR3 1600 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.9% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 6.87 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 24%

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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	866x
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 $269	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 $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