Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.2% 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	87.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 68.2 2-Core 110 57% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 283 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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	25.2% Poor	Lighting 32.4 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 40.3 26% 35.8 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 24.6 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.2% 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: 307 261 290 286 258 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 467 Write 425 Mixed 417 SusWrite 273 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 43.1 145% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 31.6 DQ Mixed 3.4 41% 105 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 606GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 330 357 343 368 375 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 406 Mixed 386 SusWrite 349 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 43.5 137% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 93.2 109% 190 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 144 143 145 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 18.2 Write 127 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 142 56% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 464GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 84 Write 82.9 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 75.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 72%

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

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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 $133	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