Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 05:40
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 60 2-Core 110 52% 82.8 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 288 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 45.4 Parallax 40.8 34% 42.7 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.5 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB 862 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: MF6ONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 135 94 125 139 108 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 60 SusWrite 118 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 92%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5 3.9 3.9 4.7 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 5 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 4.2 13% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.4 157% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 19%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 6GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 7.4 7.2 8.4 7.2 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.63% Terrible	Read 24.8 Write 3.8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 8.5 15% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 49% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.63% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB 6,584 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 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	46.4% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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