Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.2% 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	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 72 2-Core 60.9 48% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 143 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 52.7 34% 46.5 fps	MRender 44.7 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 30.7 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 179 180 180 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 481 Write 180 Mixed 238 SusWrite 178 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 28.3 109% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 163 135% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 89%
PNY SSD2SC120G1SA754D117-820 120GB 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 155 152 125 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 409 Write 154 Mixed 205 SusWrite 149 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 30.7 105% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 146 123% 181 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 109GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 170 177 174 173 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 134 Write 103 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 174 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 109GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 147 149 148 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 110 Mixed 78 SusWrite 147 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL11 Series 2x4GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 11.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 59%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

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 $76Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16