Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 11:49
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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 (61^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 134 58% 95 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 416 41% 334 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200 6,989 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PwrHis(1787 5230) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 2 2% 2.3 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 1.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$135 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 335 371 320 355 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 383 Write 371 Mixed 277 SusWrite 350 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 33.3 114% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 188 145% 196 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 176 173 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 82.2 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 173 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.5 294% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 184 185 182 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 137 Mixed 88.9 SusWrite 183 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.5 301% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 101 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 99.3 120% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 2x8GB 1,721 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 60%

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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	19"	1280 720	ENC1766 L778

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $80Bench 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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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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16