Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 121 51% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 379 37% 304 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.7% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 75.8 Parallax 73.7 62% 75 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 59.5 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 143 143 131 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 252 Write 197 Mixed 210 SusWrite 143 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 25.5 90% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 169 123% 156 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 85%
Emtec X150 960GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 646GB free Firmware: SBFMBB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 325 326 344 363 348 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 356 Write 171 Mixed 323 SusWrite 326 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 30.7 110% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 167 139% 198 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 9905403-439.A00LF 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.7% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 33%

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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%

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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