Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.9% 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	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 00:39
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 162 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 314 35% 276 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22F1) CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 91.6 50% 72.2 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 47 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG 128GB 2,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 125 139 141 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 331 Write 141 Mixed 193 SusWrite 136 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 12.8 90% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 89.5 92% 152 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 693GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 151 154 155 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 103 Write 145 Mixed 74 SusWrite 151 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52% Above average	MC Read 24 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 19.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 77%

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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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Total price: $358

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 $40	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