Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.4% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 22:24
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 (94^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 135 61% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 437 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 2615) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 0.7 2% 1.73 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 1.9 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 371 17 117 18 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 384 Write 16.6 Mixed 36.4 SusWrite 163 32% 150 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 8.7 58% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 25.9 32% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 102%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 17GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 78 73 66 74 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.3% Above average	Read 246 Write 126 Mixed 181 SusWrite 73 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 36 116% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 77.7 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 84.8 68% 94 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 73GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 132 96 95 100 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 147 Write 26.9 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 102 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 67GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 121 115 121 131 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 144 Write 128 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 122 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 14.9 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 72%

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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 $179	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