Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.9% 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	62.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 23:21
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 66 2-Core 121 55% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 257 31% 236 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Lighting 55 Reflection 55.5 Parallax 79.9 45% 63.5 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 42.7 42% 52.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 114 113 103 103 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 405 Write 201 Mixed 191 SusWrite 110 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 28.2 105% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 94.2 92% 149 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 66GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 323 317 298 300 316 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 394 Mixed 380 SusWrite 320 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 42.2 142% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 31.8 86% 184 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 129%
Freenas iSCSI Disk 54GB 15GB free Firmware: 0123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 83 84 83 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.7% Poor	Read 86.5 Write 80.9 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 81 19% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 9.6 30% 9.13 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 122 88% 113 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 704 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 13.8 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	ENC2746 FS2735

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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