Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.1% 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	93.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 13:53
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 66.9 2-Core 123 56% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 292 33% 259 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 0432) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 41.7 26% 35.5 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 23.6 22% 27.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 291 270 265 244 224 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 436 Mixed 427 SusWrite 264 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 47.9 157% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 39 74% 151 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 606GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 285 341 396 308 369 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 424 Mixed 416 SusWrite 334 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 41.9 139% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 195 162% 233 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 154 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 139 Write 130 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 152 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 464GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 76 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 83.7 Write 83.2 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 75.3 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 51%

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 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 4R 6G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	50%	22	43	5	60	34"	3440 1440	MSI3DB6 MSI MAG342CQR

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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	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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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 $45	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