Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.5% 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	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 11:49
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 70 2-Core 133 59% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 377 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Lighting 50.4 Reflection 39.1 Parallax 65.2 41% 51.6 fps	MRender 34.6 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 27.1 30% 38.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 264 270 263 271 272 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 450 Write 415 Mixed 347 SusWrite 274 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 38.8 130% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 184 140% 188 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 124%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 18GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 104 102 114 119 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 181 Write 113 Mixed 140 SusWrite 105 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 22.1 83% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 80 75% 116 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 148GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 52 33 146 70 137 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 442 Write 332 Mixed 290 SusWrite 117 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 9.5 53% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 41.9 47% 81.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 56%
Seagate ST380811AS 80GB-$99 2,717 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 37GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 58 58 60 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 55.6 Write 12.9 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 57.5 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GB 2,722 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 14.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 61%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16