Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 08:58
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 131 61% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 408 41% 331 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5.1 4% 5.33 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 155 148 145 145 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	69% Good	Read 255 Write 246 Mixed 242 SusWrite 147 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 37.1 128% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 194 156% 217 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 85%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 943GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 120 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 101%
Intenso External USB 3.0 3TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 27.4 Mixed 24 SusWrite 11.4 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 28.9 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 11.3 15% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 915GB free, PID 0823 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 95 96 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 135 Write 130 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 95.5 122% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 15.8 Write 21.4 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 88.1 60% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 45% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 64%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 900GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 25.4 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 10.6 29% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-066.A00LF 2x8GB 845 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 62%

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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